Currently, there are four commercially operated casinos north of the New York City area in addition to the casinos operated by Native American tribes.Ĭasino developers and gambling interests have long eyed New York City as a major market given the potential pull of tourism dollars.
New York is expanding casino gaming as part of an agreement earlier this year in the state budget that ended the exclusivity clauses for upstate casinos. Licenses are not exepcted to be issued until 2023. Officials are expected to issue requests for proposals to win a license for opening and operating up to three casinos in the region. The Gaming Commission named former New York City Housing Commissioner Vicki Been, New York Women's Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Quenia Abreau and former Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz. New York gambling regulators on Monday named officials to a board to oversee siting for casinos in the New York City metropolitan area as the state seeks to expand commercial gaming halls to a lucrative market beyond upstate communities.
