Just when you thought the drama surrounding a proposed Las Vegas Sands casino on Long Island could not get any more tense, we see series of events that occurred last week.
First, former Gov. David Paterson claimed that his alma mater Hofstra University – one of the biggest opponents for a Sands casino at Nassau Coliseum – discriminated against him and even blocked him from campus events because of his support for a casino. Paterson now works for Sands as a lobbyist.
Then, just days later, during a press conference, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman backed up his claims of collusion by revealing screenshots of text messages that allegedly show Hofstra president Susan Poser wanting to help with the development of a Hard Rock casino in Queens.
