Mets owner reportedly in talks with Las Vegas Sands to build casino

A sports concern website has reported that the bulk proprietor of the New York Mets shot squad is successful preliminary talks with Las Vegas Sands Corp. to physique a casino adjacent doorway to the Mets’ Citi Field.

A Las Vegas Sands spokesperson would not remark connected the study but issued a connection astir the company’s continuing involvement successful the New York City market.

“Sands has agelong been funny successful improvement opportunities astir New York City,” the connection said. “New York is surrounded by gaming states and annually sees billions of dollars flowing from New Yorkers to the authorities coffers successful Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut.

“If the authorities were to activate the 3 gaming licenses disposable for the New York City portion it would undoubtedly pull important interest, and ultimately, concern from funny parties similar us. The magnitude of bully paying middle-class jobs and the taxation gross generated by these projects would beryllium meaningful to the authorities and the section communities arsenic well.”

On Oct. 20, the New York State Gaming Commission issued a 14-page petition for accusation to parties funny successful applying for 3 unawarded commercialized casino licenses.

The RFI process includes deadlines for the submission of questions astir the process, owed Nov. 10, and the question effect date, Dec. 10.

The committee is required to hole and administer a study with the results of the RFI to the politician and the authorities Legislature nary aboriginal than six months aft receiving the information.

The Queens area, wherever Citi Field is located, is listed successful the petition for accusation arsenic a qualifying determination for a casino.

The New York Post reported earlier this period that casino operators had scouted spots adjacent Citi Field, adjacent Belmont Park successful Long Island (home to the racetrack and the New York Islanders’ caller arena) and the St. George vicinity successful Staten Island. It mentioned Bally’s Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd., Las Vegas Sands and the Malaysia-based Genting Group arsenic companies that mightiness explicit interest.

Bally’s besides is 1 of the companies that has submitted a brace of bids to physique a edifice successful Chicago.

New York has a fig of racinos and tribal casinos, positive the 4 commercialized casinos successful the upstate region. They are Del Lago Resort and Casino successful Tyre; Rivers Casino & Resort successful Schenectady; Tioga Downs successful Tioga; and Resorts World Catskills successful Kiamesha Lake, each astatine slightest 90 miles from New York City.

The Review-Journal is owned by the household of Dr. Miriam Adelson, the bulk shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Contact Richard N. Velotta astatine rvelotta@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta connected Twitter.