A bid to create a casino in the middle of Times Square appears to be dead in the water.

A community advisory committee voted no on Wednesday to move forward the casino bid from SL Green Realty Corporation, Caesars Entertainment and Roc Nation and Live Nation. The group planned to convert the existing 54-story office building at 1515 Broadway , which includes the Minskoff Theatre, the longtime home of The Lion King , as well as the Viacom headquarters, into the casino. The plans called to build the casino above the Broadway theater, as well as create a luxury hotel, restaurant and entertainment spaces in the building.

A bid to create a casino in the middle of Times Square appears to be dead in the water.

A community advisory committee voted no on Wednesday to move forward the casin

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