With a multi-year legal dispute between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State over casino revenue sharing now over, local communities impacted by the conflict are busy figuring out what they may be owed.
On Wednesday, both sides announced they’ve not only agreed to negotiate a new casino compact to replace the current one which expires in less than two years, but that the Seneca have also agreed to release nearly five years’ worth of casino revenue sharing payments that they had been withholding since the dispute began in 2017.
Under the compact which allowed them to operate casinos in Western New York, Seneca Gaming Corporation was to send 25% of slot revenues from each of their casinos to the State of New York.
