NEW YORK, NY February 22, 2007 —A casino in the Catskills. It's an idea that has been batted about for decades but it took a big step forward this week when Governor Spitzer announced a deal with the St. Regis Mohawks to let the tribe build and run a casino near the Monticello Raceway.

We know the governor and the tribe like the plan, but how are locals reacting? WNYC’s host of All Things Considered, Amy Eddings, talks with Barry Lewis, the regional editor of the Times Herald-Record, which serves the Hudson Valley.