(L) Metropolitan Park. Credit: SHoP Architects, Field Operations; (M) Bally’s Bronx casino. Credit: Bally’s Bronx; (R) Resorts World NYC. Credit: Resorts World NYC
New York City will get three casinos after a state commission on Monday recommended gaming licenses for all remaining bids. The Gaming Facility Location Board voted in support of licenses for Metropolitan Park across from Citi Field, Resorts World NYC at the Aqueduct Racetrack, and Bally’s Bronx casino in Ferry Point Park. The state’s gaming commission will have a final vote at the end of the month, but is expected to follow the board’s recommendations.
“The board has determined that awarding all three licenses best advances the state’s long-term economic, fiscal and community objectives,” Vicki Been, the board’s chair, said d

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