{"id":9686,"date":"2025-08-22T03:16:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/resorts-world-new-york-city-gains-strong-community-backing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T03:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:16:21","slug":"resorts-world-new-york-city-gains-strong-community-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/resorts-world-new-york-city-gains-strong-community-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Resorts World New York City Gains Strong Community Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Resorts World New York City took a major step toward its $5.5 billion casino expansion this week, winning unanimous support at its first public hearing in Queens.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>All 44 speakers at the hearing voiced support for the project.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The expansion could make RWNYC the first full-scale casino to open in New York City.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The resort has contributed nearly $5 billion in taxes since 2011.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>At Queens Borough Hall, the Community Advisory Committee listened as civic leaders, nonprofit representatives, and neighborhood advocates lined up to back the plan. Not a single speaker opposed the bid, an unusual show of unity in the often-divisive world of casino licensing.<\/p>\n<p>RWNYC has operated at the Aqueduct site since 2011 as a video lottery terminal facility. That decade-plus presence, executives argue, explains the strong community backing.<\/p>\n<p>The $5.5 billion project would convert Resorts World into a Class III casino with table games, high-end amenities, and new entertainment space. If regulators give the green light, the resort could open by July 2026. 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