Judge strikes down 1993 agreement that opened Turning Stone

[Khephra]

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The agreement between the state and the Oneida Indian Nation that allowed the billion-dollar Turning Stone Casino to be built a decade ago was ruled invalid Monday by a judge.

Acting Supreme Court Justice James McCarthy ruled from Oswego that then-Gov. Mario Cuomo "exceeded his authority" by entering into the 1993 compact with the Oneida nation without legislative approval.

The state, which lost the decision, declined comment until the state attorney general's office could review the ruling. A spokesman for the winners, the Upstate Citizens for Equality (UCE), had only unlisted telephone numbers and couldn't be reached Monday afternoon.

What effect, if any, the court decision has on the sprawling casino resort in central New York that attracts 4.2 million visitors a year is uncertain. Turning Stone has grown to include a massive casino, three championship golf courses, three luxury hotels, a European spa, a convention center, a cabaret-style showroom and an events arena.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--oneidacasino0628jun28,0,7746122.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

[zbdent]

1. Gee, you think they'll have enough money to appeal the decision?

Maybe they should go for "state's rights". Whoops, that's a RW code word for racism.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Excellent

There is far more rot at the core of this story than you can imagine.

Turn the Stone over.