Door-to-door campaign fights casino proposals
Bob Gardinier
Albany
Gambling opponents marshaled a very small army of volunteers Saturday to go door to door in three city wards delivering pamphlets opposing proposals in five regional communities to site a local casino.
"Will there be a casino in Albany?" asked Stephen Hayford talking to volunteers standing around an information table at the edge of Washington Park Saturday. "Not if we have anything to say about it."
Information is still sketchy about a proposal for Albany to get a Las Vegas-style gambling casino. Dubbed the E-23 Casino, the plan by an anonymous developer calls for a casino on property just off the Thruway at Exit 23.
"Only the mayor and the corporation counsel know who the backer is," said Albany Common Council member from Ward 11 Judd Krasher, who attended the event and has opposed the casino plans. "The rest of us on the council, as well as the public, should know what is going on."
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