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With 2 proposals shot down, chances improve for remaining contenders

And then there were six.

Two of the state’s eight casino proposals failed to move forward Wednesday morning, as the individual Community Advisory Committees for the proposals for Times Square and for Manhattan’s West Side rejected the projects by a 4-2 vote.

Any proposal has to pass the CAC before the state's Gaming Facility Location Board and Gaming Commission are permitted to consider it for a license.

That leaves six other proposals vying for up to three licenses. Each of those plans will face its own CAC vote sometime before Sept. 30. Final license decisions are supposed to be made before the end of the year.

The negative votes could improve the chances for the remaining casino contenders, which incl

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