So the Senecas just broke ground on an expansion to their 1 story casino downtown. That is an EXPANSION of an existing casino. All of the worries of what gambling will do to the community are still there...yet the anti casino crowd is rather quiet. HMMM

What is NOT there is:


  • Dining
  • On-site parking for approximately 2,500 vehicles
  • Over 1,000 jobs, with total payroll of approximately $38 million
  • 90,000 square-foot casino floor with 2,000 slot machines and 45 table games
  • 22-story all-suite hotel
  • 206 suites in all, ranging in size from 550 sq.ft up to 2,000 sq.ft.
  • Full-service luxury spa and salon
  • Four restaurants
  • 3-acre public park to be located in northwest corner of site
  • Attached parking for 2,500 vehicles

Now some will say that the construction would have halted because of the economy. I disagree. If there were no lawsuits, the casino would have broken ground sooner and would have been too far into construction to stop.

So in typical Buffalo fashion, you try and stop something you do not like, lose because you do not have the grounds, and then deal with the negative and give up the positive.

Funny and sad at the same time.