{"id":10184,"date":"2025-12-11T06:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/resorts-world-nyc-calls-for-equal-casino-tax-rates\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T06:10:15","slug":"resorts-world-nyc-calls-for-equal-casino-tax-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/resorts-world-nyc-calls-for-equal-casino-tax-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World NYC Calls For Equal Casino Tax Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Resorts World New York City laid out its stance on tax policy for downstate casinos, stressing that it wants a single standardized rate once its future competitors launch full operations. The message appears in its supplemental gaming license application and counters the idea that the company asked New York State to reduce its own proposed rates.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>RWNYC offered to pay 56 percent on slots and 30 percent on tables<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Company wants matching tax rates across all operators once rivals open<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>All three major downstate bids cleared a key approval milestone<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>In its October filing, Resorts World proposed rates far above the state minimums of 25 percent for slots and 10 percent for table games. By comparison, Metropolitan Park set table games at 10 percent with a 25 percent slot rate, while Ballys Bronx proposed 10 percent for tables and 30 percent for slots.<\/p>\n<h2>RWNYC asks for equal treatment once competitors launch<\/h2>\n<p>A provision in the application states that Resorts World will honor the higher tax rates until other operators open their casinos. 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The company said those claims misinterpreted the original documentation and insisted no new requests were made.<\/p>\n<h2>Opening timeline and state review<\/h2>\n<p>Both Metropolitan Park and Ballys expect to open by 2030. Resorts World says it could have full casino operations up and running by March 2026 if selected for a commercial license.<\/p>\n<p>All three bids passed an important checkpoint last week when the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board advanced them to the next stage. 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All four upstate casinos have since adopted the lower rate.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/resorts-world-nyc-calls-for-equal-casino-tax-rates\/\">Resorts World NYC Calls For Equal Casino Tax Rates<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resorts World New York City laid out its stance on tax policy for downstate casinos, stressing that it wants a single standardized rate once its future competitors launch full operations. 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