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Buffalo and Seneca Nation Have More To Talk About

Both Buffalo officials and the Seneca Nation of Indians are not yet done with talking about the downtown casino issue.

Wednesday, August 2, Mayor Byron W. Brown announced an impasse in casino discussions. The Seneca had vowed to move with a "less grand" downtown gaming location. However, Thursday, August 3, both representatives of the Buffalo and Seneca acknowledged that there is still a chance to negotiate.

Brown had said, "It's entirely up to them, if they want to come back, we would be open to that but we're only going to move forward if we believe we can get a good deal for the people of Buffalo."

Rajat Shah, Seneca Gaming Corp's development chief said, "There's a window of time. It's our intention to move ahead on a temporary casino and design of a 'Plan B' permanent casino, but we haven't reached the point of no return."

On August 2, Brown said the city had concluded an impasse in the discussion on the sale of two blocks of Fulton Street to the Senecas. The city is unwilling to make a contractual commitment to such things as casinos.

Richard Tobe, Buffalo Economic Development Commissioner, who played a key role in the negotiations, said that the Seneca's need to acquire Fulton Street for the original casino plan gave the city its only chance to have the total control over the project.