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| The Vegas of CNY! |
For people who take the bus to Turning Stone Casino from Syracuse, a new company took over that run. Rome-based Birnie Bus have done it for a long time, but unceremoniously stopped and a competitor, Hale Transportation in Clinton across Oneida County, have taken over. Neither of their sites note any changes, yet the schedule is the same, picking up twice a day at Shop City, downtown Syracuse and Shop City (the casinos site has it now). Birnies commuter service from Syracuse to Herkimer County, which uses back roads like the late Charles Kuralt, will continue to stop at the casino, but has always been separate from the casino bus with incentives. Turning Stones site doesn't list bus partners like other places do, yet non-CNY companies like Wade Tours and Yankee Trails also travel to the facility, as well as private groups and local town councils' parks and recreation departments (even within CNY), which cater largely to seniors, a huge component of the gaming industry.
I usually go during the festive season, but also when there's a show, but no one I like came this year. It's also the only casino I go to not convenient by bus or on foot to local shops off campus, as small towns don't always seem like it. You pay cash on the fly to get on the bus as opposed to other trips you plan in advance. With pensioners being a big part of this, they don't have to travel out of town on their own. If I had my own vehicle, I wonder if I would still do this anymore.
