"Both bids won unanimous votes from their respective community advisory committees, and both currently have gaming on site and now hoping to turbocharge those venues with full-fledged casino offerings, hotels and entertainment venues. The $5.5 billion Resorts World bid would create a full casino next to the Aqueduct racetrack, as well as 2,000 hotel rooms, a 7,000-seat arena and more than 30 bars and restaurants."
"Meanwhile, the $2.3 billion MGM Empire City project in Yonkers entails renovating and expanding the current gaming area, with three full-service restaurants, a parking garage and a new entertainment venue. "If Yonkers does not get one of the three full casino licenses, Empire Casino will wither and die," said James Cavanaugh, a committee member appointed by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano."
"The purveyors of lavish, multibillion-dollar casino projects proposed for the New York City area are nearing the end of a process that will determine which of the bets will pay off. In coming days, powerful community advisory committees will cast votes on the last of eight projects up for consideration. Projects winning committee approvals will move on to a final round of scrutiny: The state's gaming facility location board is expected to award up to three downstate casino licenses before the year's end."
Community advisory committees are voting on the final casino proposals among eight candidates for the New York City area. Two projects have advanced: Resorts World NYC and MGM Empire City, both already offering gaming and seeking expansion into full casinos with hotels and entertainment. The $5.5 billion Resorts World plan includes 2,000 hotel rooms and a 7,000-seat arena. The $2.3 billion MGM Empire City plan focuses on renovating and expanding the existing facility. Three Manhattan bids have been voted down. Projects approved by panels will be considered by the state's gaming facility location board, which may award up to three licenses.
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