The local police started responding to calls at the casino after the Seneca Nation nixed its prior law enforcement contract with the New York State Police. The tribe used to pay million per year for policing from the state.
A Niagara Falls police official says it’s time for the Seneca Nation to help pay the costs of policing its Niagara Falls casino.
The Niagara Falls Police Department spends about $125,000 annually to provide policing services for the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, Police Superintendent Bryan DalPorto recently told The Buffalo News.
DalPorto says the department averages about 10 calls daily to the casino.
The local police started responding to calls at the casino after the Seneca Nation nixed its prior law enforcement contract with the New York State Police. The tribe used to pay $17 million per year for policing from the state.
Now, it pays nothing, and DalPorto is among local officials who would like to see that change by amending the state gaming compact.
The Niagara Resort & Casino has 3,700 slots and 92 table games among its 147,000 square feet of gaming space. It recently underwent a $5 million upgrade that added dining and other amenities.
The Seneca Nation also owns and operates Salamanca’s Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino, and the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Buffalo.
Meanwhile, a New York Supreme Court nixed a legal challenge to the del Lago Resort and Casino in Tyre, which enables the casino development to continue.
