IRVING, N.Y. — The Seneca Nation has agreed to begin talks on a new gaming compact, aimed at ensuring the long-term operations of its casinos in New York.
Those include the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls, Seneca Buffalo Creek in Buffalo and Seneca Allegany in Salamanca.
The Seneca Nation last agreed to a compact regarding casino revenue payments with New York State in 2002. It's set to expire next year.
The Senecas stopped making payments in 2017, claiming the compact only covered 14 years of that revenue sharing.
The Seneca Nation says it will make payments to the state on revenue held in escrow throughout their dispute over casino revenue.
Last February, a federal appeals court affirmed the Seneca Nation owes about $435 million to the state — $150 million of that money is meant for local governments in the casinos' host cities.