{"id":9611,"date":"2025-08-07T00:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/adams-veto-keeps-ballys-casino-in-the-race\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T00:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T00:45:46","slug":"adams-veto-keeps-ballys-casino-in-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/adams-veto-keeps-ballys-casino-in-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams\u2019 Veto Keeps Bally\u2019s Casino in the Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bally\u2019s casino proposal at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx appears to be back on track, with the New York City Council unlikely to challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/ny-mayor-eric-adams-reverses-council-move-blocking-bronx-casino-plan\/\">Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 recent veto<\/a>. The mayor\u2019s move reversed the Council\u2019s earlier rejection of a key land use decision, a critical hurdle Bally\u2019s needed to clear to stay eligible for one of the state\u2019s limited downstate casino licenses. While some Council members have voiced opposition, there doesn\u2019t seem to be enough time \u2014 or political momentum \u2014 to push for an override.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Adams\u2019 veto reversed a land use denial tied to Bally\u2019s Bronx casino bid.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Council Democrats privately agreed they lack time and support for an override.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Bally\u2019s remains in the running for one of three state-issued casino licenses.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Sources familiar with internal Council discussions said members reached a consensus in a recent closed-door meeting: an override effort would be unlikely to succeed before the legal deadline early next week. The challenge was both procedural and political. Many lawmakers are away for the summer, and few want to engage in a high-profile showdown over a project the state ultimately controls.<\/p>\n<h2>Bally\u2019s Bronx Casino Bid Clears Major Hurdle As Veto Likely Stands<\/h2>\n<p>Mayor Adams has defended the decision, arguing that it keeps Bally\u2019s in contention during the state\u2019s selection process for three new downstate licenses. Critics, however, have raised concerns about the mayor\u2019s ties to two political advisers who have reportedly worked with Bally\u2019s in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has not made a public statement on the matter, though her spokesperson, Benjamin Fang-Estrada, criticized the mayor\u2019s move as a solo decision, noting that<em> \u201cany lobbying for casino bidders was his decision.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"7Bit Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7BitCasino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"7Bit Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">7Bit Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong>\u00a0Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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But behind the scenes, sources confirmed there\u2019s little appetite to challenge it, especially given that the final authority lies with state regulators \u2014 not the City Council.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/adams-veto-keeps-ballys-casino-in-the-race\/\">Adams\u2019 Veto Keeps Bally\u2019s Casino in the Race<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bally\u2019s casino proposal at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx appears to be back on track, with the New York City Council unlikely to challenge Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 recent veto. The mayor\u2019s move reversed the Council\u2019s earlier rejection of a key land use decision, a critical hurdle Bally\u2019s needed to clear to stay eligible for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}