A 100,000-square-foot gaming floor jangles with thousands of slot machines. Past the busy valet stand and through the atrium entrance, however, is a volley of sound and light. It’s about a two-hour drive from Nassau County to Monticello, New York, in the heart of the former Borscht Belt - one that takes you along progressively smaller roads until you wend past pine trees and stone walls to New York’s newest upstate casino, Resorts World Catskills.įrom the outside, the 18-story resort cuts an austere profile, a mirrored tower jutting above the surrounding woods.