Here’s a snapshot of the three casino license bidders that received a key approval Monday. Four others had been voted down by neighborhood screen panels, and one withdrew, leaving three candidates for the three licenses that are available.
Resorts World NYC
Resorts World already operates a large video slot machine parlor at Aqueduct, which would be expanded into a full casino with “table games” and poker. Resorts World says it will build a new hotel, upgrade its existing hotel and provide a $25 million “workforce housing fund.” The project also includes 20 food and beverage facilities and a 7,000-person events center.
Resorts World is an offshoot of Genting, a Malaysia-based gambling company that operates all over the globe.
Bally’s Bronx
The casino would be located at Bally’s Golf Links at Ferry Point, near the foot of the Whitestone Bridge. Bally’s promises a full casino, a new hotel with parking garages, more than a dozen food and retail shops and a 2,000-person events center.
Bally’s Corp., headquartered in Rhode Island, operates 19 casinos in the U.S., as well as online betting sites, a golf course and a horse track.
Hard Rock Metropolitan Park
Once owned by a Las Vegas company, the Hard Rock casino and hotel conglomerate is now owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This project is a joint venture with Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets.
Hard Rock promises a casino, two hotels, a 5,600-person entertainment venue, garages with 13,112 parking spaces and 25 acres in new public open spaces.
