Request for Applications to Develop and Operate a Gaming Facility in REGION 5
Protocol for Applicant Presentation
The Gaming Facility Location Board will host a forum in New York City on Thursday, September 10, 2015 for the Applicant for the Region 5 RFA to make a mandatory informational presentation of its Application to Members of the New York Gaming Facility Location Board and the public.
The purpose of this forum is to provide the Board and the public explanations of the contents of the proposed project in the Application.
The public presentation will be conducted September 10, 2015. Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. and the presentation will commence at 10:30 a.m. The public presentation will be located at:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street, New York City
Exhibit Hall Meeting Space: 1E07-08
IMPORTANT: All attendees must enter and exit through the “1E” entrance at the south end of the inner roadway.
The facility seats approximately 200 persons. Excepting limited reserved seating for members of the Board, Board’s staff and representatives of the Applicant, seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
The presentation will be streamed live and archived on the Gaming Commission’s Web site (www.gaming.ny.gov).
The Applicant should anticipate presenting for 45 minutes, leaving 15 minutes for questions by the Board.
The Applicant’s presentation group shall be limited to personnel qualified to competently and cogently respond to questions from the Board and expound upon the materials presented.
The Board will provide a computer, projector and screen for PowerPoint presentations, along with equipment to display posters and other visual aids necessary for the Applicant’s presentation. For purposes of Board preparation, any PowerPoint presentation must be submitted to the Board by Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT via a single flash drive, consistent with previous submission protocols.
The Applicant may utilize posters and other visual aids, however all materials must be promptly removed or disassembled at the conclusion of the presentation.
The Applicant is instructed to limit their presentation to their own Application. The Board will not entertain comments about previously submitted Applicants or Applications.
No questions from the public will be permitted at this event. A Public Comment event for the Applicant will take place September 18 in Binghamton, NY.