From the beginning, I was hopeful the casino proposal in the tiny town of Tyre, New York would be one of those that made the cut. In late 2015, the state of New York decided to grant three licenses for privately operated casinos within the state. Reader MichaelPags shares his local casino: del Lago Resort and CasinoĪs these things go, my local casino is just a baby, and I have been there since before it was born.