In what will be a game changer for New York’s gambling industry, Newburgh’s Town Board on Monday night approved the agreement between Monticello Raceway Management and Resorts World Hudson Valley. The board unanimously accepted the State Environmental Quality Review on allowing video lottery terminals in shopping centers, as well as approving the zoning change that will allow Resorts World to place its electronic gaming casino in the Newburgh Mall.
Newburgh Town Supervisor Gil Piaquadio approved the repurposing of the mall, noting that the “Newburgh Mall is struggling to attract occupants…this will be the first and only such licensed facility in Newburgh and in Orange County.”
