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Casino License Race: Bronx Proposal Advances, Brooklyn Rejected

9/29/2025

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September 29, 2025, key votes narrowed the field for three downstate casino licenses.
Bally's Ferry Point Park proposal in the Bronx cleared a 5-1 vote by the Community Advisory Committee.
Brooklyn's committee rejected Thor Equities' Coney Island bid 4-2.
Eight proposals were initially listed; Manhattan bids rejected, two in Queens and Yonkers advanced; Citi Field vote and December decisions pending.

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Story summary

September 29, 2025, key votes narrowed the field for three downstate casino licenses.
Bally's Ferry Point Park proposal in the Bronx cleared a 5-1 vote by the Community Advisory Committee.
Brooklyn's committee rejected Thor Equities' Coney Island bid 4-2.
Eight proposals were initially listed; Manhattan bids rejected, two in Queens and Yonkers advanced; Citi Field vote and December decisions pending.