But its efforts never have come to fruition, and The Senecas have long eyed Rochester and Monroe County as a way to expand in Western New York. The Hochul administration did not respond for comment.īronson said when he reached out to Hochul’s office about the prospect of a Rochester casino being part of the compact, he was told it couldn’t discuss it because of a non-disclosure agreement, which he called “extremely inappropriate.” “This is something that should be seriously discussed in an open and transparent way, and if the rumor is correct and they are considering potentially downtown Rochester or even in the surrounding area of Rochester, local folks should have a say in this.” I was extremely concerned about it,” Assemblymember Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) said in an interview Saturday with POLITICO.
