Perini Finishes Saratoga Track in Five Months - 2004-01-29
After five months of hard, fast track construction
work, Perini Building Company, Inc. declares the opening of a new $15 million, 55,000-square-foot gaming facility at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Saratoga Gaming and Raceway holds the distinction of being the first of eight new video gaming facilities licensed
in New York State to open.

Building of the Adirondack-themed casino managed by Perini Building Company's Framingham-based office began on August 25, 03' and included 20,000 square feet of new construction and the renovation of 35,000 square feet beneath the existing grandstand. Designed by Jeter Cook & Jepson Architects of Hartford, Conn., the new gaming floor boasts over 1,300 video gaming machines, a bar and food court with several dining options, a gift shop, and a variety of guest services desks.
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Date Set For Casino Election In Webster - 2004-01-29
Residents throughout Webster County will head to the polls March 23 to vote on whether they want to legalize gambling on a riverboat casino.

A petition requesting the referendum was submitted
to the Board of Supervisors last week, but a date for the special election has yet to be set.

Questions surrounding how a proposed casino would impact the county were presented by opponents of the gambling issue, adding to a more comprehensive list handed to the supervisors when the petition for the election was first presented.
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