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Gamblers try their luck at video slot machines at the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone casino in Verona, N.Y., in this 2013 file photo. (Brett Carlsen | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Bidding is getting underway for four privately owned casinos in upstate New York.

The state Gaming Commission's Facility Location Board is putting out requests for applications Monday for casinos in the Albany area, the Catskills and the Southern Tier. The application process ends on June 30.

A 10-county region in Central New York is off limits to new non-Indian casinos because of a deal Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck with the Oneida Indian Nation of New York.

The Gaming Commission has appointed former city comptroller William Thompson, Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and veteran gubernatorial adviser Paul Francis to the panel that will choose operators and locations for new casinos.

The board still has to set a licensing fee and determine how to measure local support for casino projects.

New York voters in November passed a state constitutional amendment to allow Las Vegas-style casinos beyond Indian land.