The clock is ticking for New York and the Seneca Nation to strike an agreement allowing casino gaming to continue at three Seneca-owned facilities in Western New York. The original Seneca Nation Compact, reached in 2002, expires Dec. 9, or in about five weeks.
In recent months, negotiations over a new compact have stalled. In some respects, time has already run out.
Even if Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Seneca Nation struck a new deal imminently, several time-consuming steps would have to play out for the agreement to be finalized.
Hochul would have to call the State Legislature to a special session in Albany to pass legislation authorizing a new agreement.
