I am not far from Yonkers raceway and they are currently installing 6,000 slot machines down there.
No more trips to AC for granny, its down the street to Yonkers!
The only place in NY that I really like, even though I live here, is either the area near Jones Beach or Riverdale right near Wave Hill.
As a Long Island boy, I would say that the North Shore towns are nicer than the South Shore, albeit quite snobby, especially if you are not MOT. Malverne was a GREAT small town to grow up in (quick commute on the LIRR, nice downtown area), but the schools s-cked. I'd avoid Long Island, although South Shore the beaches are the nicest in the northeast.
My favorite place in NY to live? I love Brooklyn Heights, and the western section of Bay Ridge near the water. I wouldn't mind living in the East 70s in Manhattan, but I would need a country home upstate to escape to (probably in Woodstock).
NY needs more then just slots. the whole casino environment is missing - food, shopping - its a nice place to spend a day out.
NY loses a ton of tax revenue to NJ and CONN because of this.