Then, in June, Spitzer said, “nobody is going to immediately move to close a business that is…employing thousands of people.” Suozzi also notes that the Oneida Nation lobbyist, Pat Lynch, has donated $49,500 to Spitzer’s campaign and pledged to raise a hefty $235,000. The way Suozzi lays it out, Spitzer’s initial stance, as of May at least, was that he would consider taking legal steps to shutter the casino (the compact that allows the casino to operate is apparently invalid, and the land on which it operates is not allegedly Oneida land).
