Wilmot Casino & Resort submits $1 million application fee to state gaming commission

TYRE — The group behind the Wilmot Casino and Resort, proposed for the town of Tyre in Seneca County, today announced the submission of a $1 million application fee to the New York State Gaming Commission.

Thomas Wilmot, Sr., chairman of Rochester–based Wilmorite, Inc., made the announcement in a news release distributed today.

Wilmorite is a commercial real-estate development, construction, and management company. It announced on Dec. 12 a proposal to build a casino and plans to pursue one of the four casino licenses that are available in Upstate.

The fee submission means the Wilmot facility will submit an application to compete for a license to build a $350 million casino, hotel, resort, and spa in Seneca County.  

The more than 80-acre site for the proposed casino is next to exit 41 of the New York State Thruway.

Today is the deadline to submit application fees for anyone seeking one of the four Upstate casino licenses, according to the Wilmorite news release. The applications are due at the end of June, the firm added.

Wilmorite is “full speed ahead” and is “definitely in it to win it,” Wilmot said in the news release. 

He said he believes Wilmorite is proposing “the biggest and best casino proposal in the Finger Lakes/Southern Tier region.”  

“Our proposal will also generate more money for New York state and local governments throughout the region than will any of our competitors.  And the Wilmot Casino and Resort will spur by far the greatest increase in tourism throughout the beautiful wine country Finger Lakes region,” Wilmot said.

The proposed Wilmot Casino and Resort will offer a casino with about 2,000 slot machines, a 200-room hotel and spa, and dining and entertainment options, according to its website.

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