Casino Plan in Sullivan County, first it was three - then five - then one. Now it's back to three.

That's the number of Indian casinos that Governor George Pataki is supporting for the Catskills.
Since that's what the state legislature approved, allowing development of up to three Indian operated gambling casinos in the Catskills. According to Pataki staffers legislation he will present to state lawmakers before the end of the legislative session next month to ratify the casinos. And at this point all three casinos are slated for development in Sullivan County. Two of them already have deals with Sullivan County and the Town of Thompson where both casinos will be built. State Senator John Bonacic says that 3 is a good number. He said colleagues in the Senate will be more receptive to moving quickly to approve land claim settlement bills, a prerequisite for any agreement over casino construction.