'We all know that didn't happen and there's no one to blame. 'Welcome everyone to Rivers Casino and Resort,' a smiling then-General Manager Mary Cheeks addressed reporters a week before opening day at the gleaming new gaming hall, which since has fallen short of projected revenue of $5.8 million dollars a year in gaming tax, which contribute to an 18 percent decrease in the city property tax. The 'Rivers Casino & Resort at Mohawk Harbor' took 14 months from shovel to shuffle.
Credit WAMC photo by Dave Lucas JULY 2016 - Rivers GM Mary Cheeks speaks with reporters on the casino construction site as Rush Street Gaming CEO Greg Karlin and NYSGC member John Poklemba look on.
