While there is a minimum of nine more months of work remaining in the finishing process, an aggressive construction schedule, and an unseasonably warm winter are aiding the possibility of the project being completed in time for an early 2017 opening something that Rush Street Gaming is committed to. Immediately after New York State awarded a gaming license in December 2015, construction began on Rivers Casino. On the same day, Time Warner Cable News was permitted by LeChase Construction officials a tour of the highly-anticipated Schenectady casino project, which revealed the enormousness of the 160,000 square-foot building. There are now 5,900 yards of concrete foundations in the ground, according to LeChase Construction. Monday’s topping-off ceremony for the $330 million Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady ,that was attended by representatives from the casino, as well as community leaders, local officials, and constructions partners, represented the last steel beam of the 1,200 tons of the others that were installed.īefore the final 60-foot steel beam was hoisted into place, members of the dedicated construction team, representatives from the city and county, and Rush Street Gaming leadership signed the final beam located near the casino’s entertainment lounge. Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, New York Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets.