{"id":205361,"date":"2026-04-21T22:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205361\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:50:16","slug":"nycs-first-table-games-casino-opens-soon-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205361\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s first table games casino opens soon: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2013 New York City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/licenses-granted-three-nyc-casino-183841359.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:first-ever casino;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;first-ever casino&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-ever casino<\/a> with live table games is set to open on April 28 after a long and contentious licensing process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The casino, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/casino-proposals-spark-community-debate-022913349.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Resorts World in Queens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Resorts World in Queens&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Resorts World in Queens<\/a>, will have 240 table games and over 2,500 slot machines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNew York City has never seen anything like what we\u2019re planning for April 28,\u201d said Robert DeSalvio, President of Genting Americas East, which owns Resorts World. The only insight available is that rapper Nas will attend the opening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Resorts World was one of the first three casinos to get the full commercial license. The other two are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/bronx-casino-application-moves-forward-154841188.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bally\u2019s in the Bronx,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bally\u2019s in the Bronx,&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bally\u2019s in the Bronx,<\/a> expected to open in 2030, and Hard Rock Metropolitan Park at Citi Field. The Hard Rock and Bronx casinos will be entirely new complexes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Resorts World project is an expansion of the existing casino, which previously operated video poker and electronic table games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The expansion will ultimately include 800 live table games and 6,000 slot machines, according to the company\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/emily-rahhal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here <\/a>and follow her on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahhalEmily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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