{"id":265392,"date":"2021-06-03T02:55:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/manhattan-politicos-squash-nyc-casino-project\/"},"modified":"2021-06-03T02:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:55:45","slug":"manhattan-politicos-squash-nyc-casino-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-politicos-squash-nyc-casino-project\/","title":{"rendered":"#Manhattan politicos squash NYC casino project"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Manhattan politicos squash NYC casino project<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Manhattan politicos have squashed Gov. Cuomo\u2019s plan to fast track a Las Vegas-style casino in the Big App<\/a>le, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

As The Post exclusively reported in March, three big name casinos \u2014 Wynn Resorts, Bally\u2019s Corp. and Las Vegas Sands \u2014 have been gearing up for a rare opportunity to compete for a New York City-area casino license as soon as this year. <\/p>\n

But efforts to move the process up by two whole years \u2014 to 2021 from 2023 \u2014 have collapsed amid strong objections from Manhattan legislators, sources said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI adamantly oppose any casino in Manhattan,\u201d Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, who represents the Upper West Side, told The Post.\u00a0\u201cI believe it would be seriously detrimental to the residential and commercial quality of Manhattan.\u201d<\/p>\n

State legislators had been working for months to get around Manhattan\u2019s objections, including by crafting a bill to give Manhattan officials the right to decide for themselves on any casino license proposals that came their way. <\/p>\n

But, Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not like the idea of giving the powerful island borough special rights, sources said, and the measure could not pass without it.<\/p>\n

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Gov. Cuomo was opposed to the idea of giving Manhattan lawmakers rights to make key decisions about a casino project for the Big Apple.<\/figcaption>
EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis got really close. It fell apart in the wee hours of the morning,\u201d the source said, referring to the April 6 budget deal.<\/p>\n

Gov. Cuomo believed that making an exception for Manhattan would only open the door to special requests in other budget negotiations. And he is against the idea of home rule, where a county can circumvent state laws, the source said.<\/p>\n

Freeman Klopott, a spokeswoman for the New York State division of the budget, suggested the the bill could be revived again this year: \u201cWith the influx of federal funding, there was less of an imperative to change the status quo, however we are continuing to work with the Legislature to see if there is a path forward this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Wynn Resorts was among the casino giants gearing up for the chance to compete for an NYC-area casino license.<\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

But Sen. Joe Addabbo, chair of the Racing and Wagering Committee, told The Post, \u201cThere\u2019s mere discussion at this point. There\u2019s nothing really going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

And casino execs say they\u2019re not holding their breath for a deal this year. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think they will be bringing it up again in January,\u201d one casino source said.<\/p>\n

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Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, representing the Upper West Side, is among Manhattan officials opposed to bringing a casino to the Big Apple.<\/figcaption>
Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The most recent effort to push the bill came in May after the budget was already passed, sources said. But it failed and the campaign has come to a complete standstill since, sources added.<\/p>\n

The race to bring a piece of the Las Vegas Strip<\/a> to the Big Apple kicked off in 2013 with a constitutional amendment authorizing seven New York gambling casinos. The four upstate casinos were licensed first and a moratorium was placed on the downstate casinos until 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Efforts to accelerate the downstate casino licenses had been seen as a potential fix to the state\u2019s pandemic woes. The state stands to create new jobs and collect roughly $1.5 billion in license fees from the measure, sources said.<\/p>\n

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Dreams of NYC having a scene like this one on the Las Vegas Strip look to be dead in the water for now. <\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Two of the three downstate licenses are expected to go straight to gaming properties that already run slot machines in the area: the Resorts World Aqueduct racino in Queens and the MGM Resorts-owned Empire City Casino in Yonkers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The third license is the one that had Las Vegas and Atlantic City casino chains like Wynn Resorts, Bally\u2019s Corp. and Las Vegas Sands drooling. <\/p>\n

Disappointed casino execs now say they have no choice now but to hope that the bill is revived again before 2023.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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