The bill with majority party sponsors proposes a casino with 2, 000 video slot machines run by the off-track betting agencies in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
According to Casino, the shareholder agreement they have with Diniz states that no single party can discuss mergers or acquisitions without the consent of Casino.
And when Lanni's son wanted to celebrate his 21st birthday in Las Vegas earlier this year, Lanni paid for him and his friends to party overnight--at the rival Palms Casino.
The move follows a deal signed with bwin.party earlier this year to bring 180 online casino games including poker, slots and blackjack to the U.K. in the first half of 2013.
Early on, the party united behind the candidacy of Shelley Berkley, 47, a former casino executive and a member of the University of Nevada's Board of Regents.