Seneca tribe considers building casino in Buffalo

Friday, Jan. 21, 2005 | 9:11 a.m.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The head of the Seneca Indians said the tribe would consider building a casino in Buffalo, instead of one of its suburbs, in exchange for the right to build an additional casino in the lucrative Catskills resort area.

The proposal is being pitched to state officials as a way to resolve a dispute over the location of the Senecas' planned Erie County casino. Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello and city businesspeople say the casino should be in Buffalo, where it could serve as a catalyst for additional economic development.

The Senecas, however, have chosen a 57-acre site in suburban Cheektowaga, near Greater Buffalo Niagara Airport.

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