New York City Area Hype Discussion
Did a quick check but apologies if this already exists, also might be a little premature either way but- given the movem
https://www.casino.org/news/queens-casin...
Citi Field gets another boost, State Assembly has voted to alienate the city parkland needed for the proposal to move forward. Just needs the State Senate bill to pass in the next 6 weeks and all barriers are more or less removed for the proposal. Still no guarantee but definitely feels like Uncle Stevie's race to lose
Well, there's still the Community Advisory Committee stage.
Adams' rep will presumably rubber-stamp anybody who's paid him enough, but that's only one vote out of the necessary four. (Governor, mayor, senator, assembly member, borough president and council member are the six who appoint reps to each CAC in the city. Westchester/LI it's only five.)
Wynn/Hudson yards is out. If RW and EC are shoe ins as expected, it’s Times Square, Hells Kitchen, or CitiField for the third license, and feels like CitiField is the front runner
The same opposition for Hudson yards probably gonna oppose any manhattan location.
It’s going to be so tilting if both NYC casinos are in Queens.
The sweepstakes casino ban still hasn’t made it out of committee in the State Assembly and we’re getting close to the end of the legislative session. Starting to get cautiously optimistic it won’t pass.
State senate approved parkland alienation bill for CitiField.
Also VGW is already pulling out of NY with or without the sweepstakes bill passing. I’d say it’s a safe assumption it’s club apps and ACR or nothing until we eventually get legalized online
In pushing for legalizing online poker our options still just keep shrinking. Yuck.
https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/29620/vgw-withdraws-sweepstake-casino-operations-from-new-york-ahead-of-bill
I am going to try to stay optimistic that Club WPT Gold stayg in NY if the bill doesn't pass...Global Poker pulled out of Nevada and Club WPT is still there at least.
Did i misremember or are license applications supposed to be due in a couple of weeks?
Friday June 27.
one week from poker rooms opening? cant wait! great job New York! i'll see you guys at the tables.
lollerskates
“While three licences are on the table, the commission is not required to award all of them. It may choose to approve fewer—or none—depending on the outcome of the full review.“
I haven’t explicitly heard this language anywhere else up to this point. Idk that it means anything but it’s enough to make me uncomfortable for a few days 🤣
It's there in the law that kicked all this off: "The commission is authorized to award up to three additional gaming facility licenses."
I dont see them not giving out the 3
Presumably there's pressure to get that $1.5 billion in the state's bank.
But still I could see licensing two and leaving a third open to reconsider in 6–12 months, or maybe giving a couple finalists for it an additional stretch to flesh out. Despite all the time they've taken about it, there's still a lot about the fresh-built proposals that they're having to solidify on a short timeline. The whole "get all the approvals necessary to build before we say if you'll be allowed to build" thing is a little weird, especially since most of the proposals aren't going be built in any form without a casino license.
Presumably there's pressure to get that $1.5 billion in the state's bank. But still I could see licensing two and leaving a third open to reconsider in 6–12 months, or maybe giving a couple finalists for it an additional stretch to flesh out. Despite all the time they've taken about it, there's still a lot about the fresh-built proposals that they're having to solidify on a sho
Oh dragging it out is to be expected. But saying we will give one license out and let the other two wither seems unlikely to me. Another possibility is if they wanna stretch their money out is granting three other casinos the licenses and leaving yonkers and resorts world with their current situation. Dont know the optics of that but in theory would be more money for ny in the long term
Oh dragging it out is to be expected. But saying we will give one license out and let the other two wither seems unlikely to me. Another possibility is if they wanna stretch their money out is granting three other casinos the licenses and leaving yonkers and resorts world with their current situation. Dont know the optics of that but in theory would be more money for ny in the
If anything, RW and EC will get the 2 licenses and the other will be left to TBD
Can't see them not getting licenses at this point
The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board (Board) received eight applications in response to the Request for Applications (RFA) to Develop and Operate a Gaming Facility in New York State before the 4 p.m., June 27, 2025 deadline. The following entities submitted application material to the Board:
The Avenir
Proposed Site: 11th Avenue & 41st Street, Manhattan
Location: Hudson Yards, Manhattan
Bally’s New York Casino aka Bally’s NY Operating Company LLC
Proposed Site: Ferry Point, The Bronx
Location: 450 Hutchinson Parkways, The Bronx
Caesars Palace Times Square
Proposed Site: Times Square, Manhattan
Location: 1515 Broadway, Manhattan
Freedom Plaza
Proposed Site: Freedom Plaza, Manhattan
Location: 686 1st Avenue, Manhattan
Metropolitan Park
Proposed Site: Willets Point, Queens
Location: 126th Street, Willet Point, Queens
MGM Empire City
Proposed Site: Empire City Casino, Yonkers
Location: 810 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers
Resorts World New York City
Proposed Site: Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens
Location: 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica
The Coney
Proposed Site: Coney island, Brooklyn
Location: Brooklyn
Application materials for each proposal are expected to be posted on nycasinos.ny.gov over the course of the next week.
Project-specific Community Advisory Committees are being formed to demonstrate public support for the proposed project. Committee members are appointed by the elected representatives representing the physical location of the proposed project. The Appointing Authorities for each corresponding Community Advisory Committee have been notified of their obligation to appoint members as soon as possible. Committees are expected to form and begin work in early July. Information about the Committee activities will be posted on nycasinos.ny.gov.
https://nycasinos.ny.gov/news/gaming-fac...
As much as i would love a manhattan location or even the bronx one i think its gonna go to both current casinos and citi field gonna get the last one if i had to bet
Just read more, decision expected to be made december 1st and license issued end of december. We coooooould have poker sometime 2026 if that happens
