NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The New York City area could be getting a new casino — and three Las Vegas-based companies are vying for the chance to open it, according to a report.
Sources told the New York Post Wynn Resorts, Bally’s Corp. and Las Vegas Sands are hoping to secure one of three gaming licenses New York state plans to issue for the New York City, lower Hudson Valley and Long Island area this year.
Two of the licenses will likely “go straight to gaming properties that have already been OK’d to run slot machines in the area: the Resorts World Aqueduct racino in Queens and the MGM Resorts-owned Empire City Casino in Yonkers,” the outlet reported.
While Wynn Resorts and Bally’s Corp. declined to comment on the Post’s story, Las Vegas Sands CEO and chairman Robert Goldstein told the outlet his company is “eager to bring our expertise and resources to New York.”
A casino opening “could bring needed revenue, thousands of jobs and help rebuild the state from the devastating effects of COVID,” he added.
Willets Point in Queens, the Belmont Park development on Long Island and the St. George neighborhood on Staten Island are among the locations where a casino could open, according to the outlet.