LAS VEGAS OF THE EAST? Sands casinos eyes Long Island as state considers first licenses

The Venetian casino, owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp.
The Venetian casino, owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Photo credit Ethan Miller/Getty Images

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Las Vegas Sands Corporation, one of the biggest gambling and resort companies in the U.S., is looking to place a bid for a license to build a casino in Nassau County.

The company is considering several sites for a potential casino, but named the Nassau Hub specifically as a contender.

The Hub is a proposed business district built around the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale that would include offices, housing, entertainment and retail.

David Paterson, the former governor of New York, is the senior vice president of Las Vegas Sands.

If successful, Las Vegas Sands would hold one of three downstate casino licenses that the New York State Gaming Commission is issuing starting next month.

The commission has said that it doesn’t expect licenses to be issued until late 2023.

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