“The Yellow Brick Road Casino will create numerous construction jobs for our local trade workers and more than 250 permanent positions once it opens,” Halbritter said. Lee Park, a spokesman for the state gaming commission, confirmed on Sunday that the state plays no role in regulating class II gaming facilities such as the one planned by the Oneidas in Chittenango. In exchange, the Oneidas agreed to share 25% of their slot revenues with state and local governments. Halbritter said because the Chittenango casino will be on Oneida reservation land, no permission is needed from federal, state or local governments under terms of a 1993 gaming compact with the state.Ī 2013 state compact ended dispute over what constituted Oneida Nation land and gave the Oneidas exclusive rights to gambling activity in a 10-county area surrounding its Turning Stone Casino in Verona. The Oneidas announced plans for the Yellow Brick Road Casino four days after a state panel recommended licensing three non-Indian casinos, including a $425m casino and hotel 42 miles west of Syracuse in Seneca County.
