A state panel on Monday recommended issuing casino licenses to two applicants in Queens and one in the Bronx, awarding the three bidders who survived a yearslong process and sounding bullish on a business model that has overpromised elsewhere but that backers contend can generate billions of dollars for the state in just a decade.

The Gaming Facility Location Board recommended licenses be granted to Hard Rock casino adjacent to Citi Field, Bally’s at Ferry Point in the Bronx and Resorts World at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The panel's announcement sparked sustained outcries of "shame on you" that momentarily halted proceedings at a City University of New York meeting center in Manhattan. But it also put the almost-finishing touches on a casino siting process that began more than a decade ago.

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