And there was a time when this area had over 500 hotels.

“I am tired of people talking of the glory days of the Catskills and the Borscht Belt in the past tense,” Hochul says. New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. It’s here.”Īlvarez says there is already a noticeable difference in the county in the past six months, with more businesses and traffic. “And they said it never was going to happen. It’s like Las Vegas-style of a building here in Sullivan County,” Alvarez says. Luis Alvarez is Sullivan County Legislature chairman. “The resurgence of Sullivan County and the Catskills starts today,” Degliomini says. “It looked like an amazing casino and I just wanted to kind of be the first in the door and get here and hopefully be the first to get a marquees card or whatever you call the, yeah.”Ĭharles Degliomini is executive vice president of Resorts World Catskills. “I want to be here because I’ve never been to a grand opening,” says Moss. “Now all they got to do now is legalize marijuana and the state can make a lot of money.”īut Kim Moss from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on the other side said she was first. Really nice, they did a beautiful job,” Druce says. “It’s going to be good for the economy, a lot of jobs for people, and I’m excited to be here and I’m sure a lot of other people are, too, so looking forward to it. Middletown resident AJ Druce was first in line on one side of the double entrance. WAMC’s Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne was there for the 8 a.m. Elected officials and casino executives hailed the opening of Resorts World Catskills as a long-awaited day for the rebirth of the region. The fourth and largest of the New York casinos granted gaming licenses opened Thursday in Sullivan County.

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