Byline: MARC HUMBERT Associated Press
Indians may soon be running legal gambling casinos in upstate New York, aides to Gov. Mario Cuomo said Thursday.
Cuomo's $59.1 billion budget proposal, unveiled this week, assumes that Indian-owned casinos will be open during the state fiscal year that starts April 1.
That means everything from roulette and craps to blackjack could be legally available to gamblers within New York's borders on Indian land. Slot machines, specifically prohibited in New York state, wouldn't be allowed.
The federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 requires states to negotiate gambling compacts with Indian tribes that …
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