New York State officials are all in but it remains to be seen whether their jackpot will be as lucrative as they hope.

On Monday, the state's Gaming Facility Location Board announced it had selected all three remaining applicants — Hard Rock Metropolitan Park at Citi Field, Resorts World at Aqueduct Racetrack and Bally's at Ferry Point in the Bronx — for licensing to build full casino resorts. The state Gaming Commission still must grant final approvals this month but it's unlikely anything will change.

Each applicant must pay a $500 million license fee, potentially adding $1.5 billion to state coffers by the end of the year. The location board estimates that by 2036, the three casinos could produce $7 billion in gaming-related tax revenue and $5.9 billion in additional tax revenue, thro

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