Casino
Companies Pay Fines to New York Commission
As reported by the New
York Times: "Two firms lobbying on behalf
of companies seeking to open casinos in New
York State have agreed to pay fines to the state
lobbying commission to settle investigations
involving prominent political figures, officials
said yesterday.
"Caesars Entertainment agreed
to pay a $25,000 fine to settle an investigation
into whether it had violated the state's ban
on gifts worth more than $75 in 2002 when it
gave Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver a sharply
discounted suite at one of its hotels in Las
Vegas.
"Separately, the lobbying firm of a former
attorney general, Dennis C. Vacco, has agreed
to pay a $50,000 fine to end an investigation
into one of its contracts with a developer seeking
to open a casino…"
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