{"id":58319,"date":"2025-12-02T12:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58319\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:21:08","slug":"golocalprov-ballys-wins-one-of-nycs-casino-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/58319\/","title":{"rendered":"GoLocalProv | Bally\u2019s Wins One of NYC\u2019s Casino Licenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"date\">Tuesday, December 02, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\">GoLocalProv News Team <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-container\" style=\"position:relative;\">\n                    <a class=\"fancybox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golocalprov.com\/cache\/images\/cached\/chrootmedia\/files\/article_files\/Ballys_NYC_Casino_RENDERING_Ballys_Nov_2025_2100_1615_90.jpeg\" title=\"IMAGE: Bally&#039;s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ballys_NYC_Casino_RENDERING_Ballys_Nov_2025_360_277_90.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"277\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                      View Larger +<br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                  <\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">IMAGE: Bally&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bally\u2019s, headquartered in Providence and one of the state\u2019s largest private employers, is one of the three companies that has been awarded a license to build a casino in New York City.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golocalprov.com\/newsletter\" style=\"display:block;margin-bottom:10px;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE &#8212; SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Gaming Facility Location Board awarded licenses to:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; New York Mets owner\/hedge fund founder Steve Cohen, who won approval to open a casino near the baseball team\u2019s stadium. Cohen\u2019s group includes Hard Rock.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Genting Group, a Malaysian company that owns Resorts World New York City at a racetrack in Queens, proposed spending $5.5 billion to expand a location focused on slots into a full-fledged casino.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bally\u2019s casino bid is to open a casino at the location of President Trump\u2019s\u00a0former golf course at Ferry Point near the Whitestone Bridge\u00a0\u2014 a move that would net the Trump Organization $115 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bally&#8217;s Trump Connection\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Organization once had a license to operate the Bronx golf course that it assigned to Bally\u2019s for a $60 million fee in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their agreement, Bally\u2019s agreed to pay the Trump Organization an additional $115 million in the event that it won a gaming license there.<\/p>\n<p>Now that Bally&#8217;s has won the award, it owes the Trumps $115 million.<\/p>\n<p>GoLocal reached out to Bally\u2019s spokesperson for the casino project \u2014 Lauren Westerfield \u2014 about the details of the deal between Bally\u2019s and the Trumps.<\/p>\n<p>She did not respond to a series of questions from GoLocal about the deal at the time of publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycasinos.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to the Board&#8217;s approval:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Board Decision The Board unanimously selects Bally\u2019s Corporation (\u201cBally\u2019s\u201d) to apply to the N.Y.S. Gaming Commission for a commercial casino gaming facility license.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed Gaming Facility Bally\u2019s project, Bally\u2019s Bronx, is a proposed single-phase, integrated casino resort located at Bally\u2019s Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx, New York. The project represents a total capital investment of $2.3 billion and is projected to open by mid-2030.<\/p>\n<p>Key components include:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf A casino featuring 3,500 slot machines, 210 table games, and 40 poker tables<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf A 507-room hotel, approximately 22 percent of which will be suites<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Two parking garages with a combined 4,661 spaces<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf A 2,000-seat event center<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf A Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and clubhouse<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Nightclub, spa, over ten food and beverage venues, and four retail shops\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>              Related Articles<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>            Enjoy this post? 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