TOWN OF THOMPSON, NY—In response to the news on Monday that asecond prospective casino developer had decided not to pursue acasino license in Sullivan County because of difficulty securingfinancing due to competing proposals to the south in Orange County,Mitchell Grossinger Etess, CEO of theMohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, says his firmwill remain in the fight for its casino project in SullivanCounty.
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, owner of theMohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT, ispartnering with Westchester County developer LouisCappelli of Concord Associates, to buildthe $500-million Mohegan Sun at the Concord casinoresort on 116 acres of property at the former Concord Hotel in thetown of Thompson in Sullivan County.
“We are proceeding on completing our application. We believestrongly in the Catskills,” Etess tells Globest.com's John Jordanin response to Foxwood and Muss Development's announcement on Monday that they would not file an applicationby the mandated June 30th deadline for a New York State casinolicense with the New York State Gaming Facility LocationBoard for their planned casino project at the formerGrossingers hotel in Liberty.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
