The Coney Island bid is one of more than a dozen other bids. New York is set to issue three commercial casino licenses for the downstate region of the city, and two of these are already seemingly earmarked for successful bids from MGM Resorts’ Empire City Casino, which will be in Yonkers and Genting’s Resorts World New York City in Queens.
The group behind a recent Coney Island casino bid believes the move would help to rejuvenate the area and provide an economic boost to the region, albeit there is also some opposition to the plans.
