Those are in competition to plans for a high-rise hotel and casino known as Caesar's Palace Times Square and a bid to land a casino license next to Citi Field.

There's a proposal for a casino at Hudson Yards, as well as a plan to remove the Trump name from Trump Links and build a casino in the Bronx. Three prized gaming licenses are up for grabs and there are nearly a dozen bids with big name support. Other places looking to get a license include Coney Island, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.Ĭompetition is fierce because even though downstate New York is eligible for three licenses, many are expecting Queens racetrack Aqueduct and Yonkers Raceway to each get one because they already have slot machines. That leaves one prize among the remaining contenders: a list that includes a plan to build a Ferris wheel and casino on the east side near the UN and a casino on the roof of Saks Fifth Avenue. Nassau County has reached a new lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands. We are grateful for the trust they have placed in us and look forward to continuing to collaborate with the community.' In a statement after the approval, Sands Chairman and CEO Robert Goldstein called it 'an important step in our company's efforts to secure a New York gaming license and ultimately develop a world-class hospitality, entertainment and gaming destination.we are proud of the widespread coalition we have built with our new neighbors across Long Island. It's no the end, it's the beginning,' said Reese. 'This is the jumping off point for this process. Las Vegas Sands Vice President Ron Reese said the groups knows that winning the lease is just the first step, as nothing can be built there without the gaming license first. There still needs to be an environment review, and perhaps most importantly, a gaming license. 'It's taking a property sitting there for more than four decades and giving it life, to make sure it's a generator of taxes,' said Matthew Aracich, the president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.īut it's far from a done deal.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman also stood in support of the project as well. Labor and business leaders are among the supporters who have maintained that the project will create 8,500 jobs and generate an estimate $100 million in annual revenue around the Coliseum.

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