Looks like you won't be hitting up the video slots in Queens anytime soon. The Buffalo-based company that was set to install the 1,000 machines at the Aqueduct Race Track—and contribute $370 million to the state's coffers in the process—has dropped out of the deal because they can't come up with the cash. The good news? Thanks to the recession, bus tickets to Atlantic City have never been cheaper! [AP]

A plan to construct the first casino in New York City—4,500 slot machines at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens—is one step closer to becoming a reality. Now whatever money you still have left amid the recession you'll now be able to lose here at home, without traveling all the way to Atlantic City or Foxwoods! [GamingToday]