Empire City would fall into the same category. WIth a full casino license, they could add table games.Īddabbo noted that Resorts World would be a “plug-and-play” operation allowing it to expand into full casino gaming within a year. Under current law, these two racinos are allowed to offer slot-style video lottery terminal games, but not casino games such as craps, blackjack or roulette. The other is Genting’s Resorts World at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, near the John F. One limited casino already operating in the area is Empire City, a MGM Resorts harness track in Yonkers, just north of the Bronx. The process to open an unestablished site “from ground breaking to ribbon cutting” could take four to five years, he said.
Addabbo is chairman of the state Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, told two area resorts already with slots could offer complete casino games within a year from licensing. Las Vegas-style casinos could be operational in the New York City area in one to five years after being licensed, a state senator says.
