Bet on it: Complete guide to whos game for NYC areas next casinos
Gaming giants and real-estate honchos are putting all their chips on the table to win one of three coveted licenses to operate a casino in or around New York City.“There’s still a large market for land-based casinos in this country and the New York City metropolitan market in particular,” said Albany Law School Professor Bennett Liebman, a former deputy secretary to the governor for gaming and racing, to The Post.Gaming interests have already spent millions of dollars on lobbying and media consultants to make their case to local and state officials as deadlines creep closer to submit bids next year.Here are the deep-pocketed contenders:Location: Hudson YardsName: Wynn New York CityDeveloper: Related Companies/Wynn Resorts.Details: $12 billion casino complex that includes a hotel, office space, apartments, and a 5.6-acre parkPros: Boost to adjacent Javits Convention Center, views of Hudson River, access to the High LineCons: Friends of the High Line are spearheading community opposition, local elected officials not enthused by project, either.Location: Times SquareName: Caesars Palace Times SquareDeveloper: Caesars Entertainment, SL Green and Jay-Z Roc NationDetails: $4 billion casino complex that would be built at 1515 Broadway in the heart of Times Square.Pros: Jay-Z curates the entertainment, and there’s access to the Great White Way.Cons: Opposition from theater producers — the Broadway League — and the No Times Square coalition that includes neighborhood groupsLocation: Far West SideName: AvenirDeveloper: Silverstein Properties/Greenwood Gaming and EntertainmentDetails: World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein is spearheading the plan, which involves a 1.8 million-square-foot project for a hotel, casino, entertainment and residential complex on vacant land at West 41st Street and 11th Avenue, just north of the Jacob Javits Center.Pros: As with Wynn NYC, the Avenir would be a boost to the Javits Convention Center and tourism industry. Cons:...