{"id":878928,"date":"2025-12-19T23:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/3-hotel-casinos-approved-for-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T05:16:58","slug":"3-hotel-casinos-approved-for-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/3-hotel-casinos-approved-for-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"3 hotel casinos approved for New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>An article from<\/span><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net\/logo\/printer_friendly\/constructiondive.jpg\" alt=\"site logo\">\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p>                Dive Brief<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The winning bids went to the Hard Rock, Genting Group\u2019s Resorts World and Bally\u2019s and will see resorts and complexes come to Queens and the Bronx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><br \/>\n        Published Dec. 19, 2025<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1b6lhn2ymmy1x.cloudfront.net\/journalist-headshots\/ewen-lara-circle-150x150.png\" alt=\"Lara Ewen's headshot\"><\/p>\n<p>                            Lara Ewen<\/p>\n<p>                            <span>Contributor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/B0BkOSJjESTOHlRtmMq_u6LnCd3A9yJNTUyUq2n8PL4\/g:ce\/rs:fill:1200:675:1\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9iYWxseXMtYnJvbngtY29taW5nLXNvb24uanBn.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"   alt=\"A rendering of Bally\u2019s Corporation's 3 million-square-foot integrated resort in Ferry Point, the Bronx.\"><\/p>\n<figcaption>\n<p>            <span><br \/>\n                Among two other hotel casino projects, the New York State Gaming Commission has approved Bally\u2019s Corporation&#8217;s 3 million-square-foot integrated resort in Ferry Point, the Bronx.<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <span><br \/>\n            Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/ballysbronx.com\/news\/ballys-is-betting-on-the-bronx-unveils-4-billionvision-to-transform-the-borough-the-largestprivate-investment-in-bronx-history\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bally&#8217;s Corporation<\/a> on December 18, 2025<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>First published on<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoteldive.com\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net\/logo\/publications\/hotel_black.png\" alt=\"Hotel Dive\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Three large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-131\">hotel casino projects have been approved for New York City<\/a> following a Monday vote by the New York State Gaming Commission, according to an announcement from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. No construction timelines were released.<\/li>\n<li>In Flushing, Queens, Hard Rock International and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen will bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-york-gaming-commission-approves-metropolitan-park-for-gaming-license-302642603.html\">Metropolitan Park to a 50-acre area<\/a> surrounding the baseball team\u2019s home stadium of Citi Field. Also in Queens, Resorts World New York City, which is owned by the Genting Group, <a href=\"https:\/\/rwnewyork.com\/news\/resorts-world-new-york-city-wins-approval-from-nys-gaming-facility-location-board-gflb-to-become-big-apples-first-commercial-casino\/\">will be expanding its existing slot machine establishment<\/a> in South Ozone Park near the Aqueduct Racetrack into a 72-acre site. And in Ferry Point, the Bronx, Bally\u2019s Corporation will <a href=\"https:\/\/ballysbronx.com\/news\/ballys-is-betting-on-the-bronx-unveils-4-billionvision-to-transform-the-borough-the-largestprivate-investment-in-bronx-history\/\">build a 3 million-square-foot integrated resort<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Monday\u2019s vote was the culmination of a multi-year process that saw several casino bids fail to achieve community support, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/newsroom\/in-the-news\/2025\/jessica-scarcella-spanton\/amusement-district-organization-responds-failed\">a scrapped plan to construct a complex<\/a> in Brooklyn\u2019s Coney Island, and multiple Manhattan casino bids that were <a href=\"https:\/\/nycasinos.ny.gov\/applicants\">either withdrawn or not approved<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p>The three winning proposals \u201chad local support, clear community benefits and sustainable economic plans,\u201d Hochul said in a statement, adding that the trio of approved casinos would \u201cgenerate billions of dollars for the MTA and education, create tens of thousands of jobs and deliver real benefits to their surrounding communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The $8.1 billion Metropolitan Park will feature a Hard Rock hotel, a casino and sportsbook, restaurants and bars, retail shopping, meetings and events space and a 5,650-capacity theater-style venue, per a release. The complex will also include the Taste of Queens food hall, which will showcase Queens-based food vendors. The project\u2019s ownership team includes Cohen, Hard Rock International, construction firm McKissack &#038; McKissack and investment bank Siebert Williams Shank &#038; Co.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the day I bought the team, the community and Mets fans have made it clear to me that we can and should do better with the area around the ballpark,&#8221; Cohen said in the release. \u201cNow, we are going to be able to deliver the sports and entertainment district that our fans have been asking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Resorts World New York City $7.5 billion proposal is expected to include a $5.5 billion physical investment in the 72-acre Aqueduct site and will feature a 2,000-key hotel, building on the 400 existing units at the Hyatt Regency currently located there, per the release. In addition, there will be a 500,000-square-foot gaming floor, a new 7,000-seat multipurpose entertainment venue, more than 7,000 parking spaces and more than 12 acres of new public green space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResorts World New York City\u2019s journey to this historic moment represents more than 15 years of work to generate jobs, revenue, and opportunities for our neighbors,\u201d Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East, said in a release. The company plans to have \u201chundreds of table games available\u201d on site by the end of March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bally\u2019s $4 billion, 250-foot-tall casino project in the Bronx is slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/nycasinos.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2025\/10\/ballys.executivesummary.supplement.clean_redacted.pdf\">include a 500-key upscale hotel<\/a> as well as 500,000 square feet of gaming space and a 2,000-person event center, as well as expansive parking and multiple dining and entertainment venues intended to highlight the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBally\u2019s is prepared to make the largest private investment in the borough\u2019s history, and with it a long-term commitment to community benefits for Bronx residents,\u201d Soo Kim, chairman of Bally\u2019s Corporation, said in a June release about the project.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/hotel-casinos-hard-rock-resorts-world-ballys-new-york\/808359\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Lara Ewen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article from Dive Brief The winning bids went to the Hard Rock, Genting Group\u2019s Resorts World and Bally\u2019s and will see resorts and complexes come to Queens and the Bronx. Published Dec. 19, 2025 Lara Ewen Contributor Among two other hotel casino projects, the New York State Gaming Commission has approved Bally\u2019s Corporation&#8217;s 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":878929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32958,2121],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-878928","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-casinos","8":"category-hotel"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}