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New York City’s first full casino with live table games opens
The $5 billion expansion adds more than 240 table games and is expected to bring thousands of jobs as hiring continues.
- On Tuesday, Resorts World New York City opened as the Big Apple's first casino offering live table games, adding more than 240 games to the Aqueduct Racetrack facility in Queens.
- Genting Americas East hired 1,250 staff with significant hiring preferences for Queens residents, though locals raised concerns about potential traffic and crime increases from the development.
- Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East, called it "a transformational moment for Resorts World," as officials and community members marked the milestone Tuesday with a ceremonial dice roll.
- Currently holding a city monopoly, the casino pays 63% state taxes on slots revenue and 30% on table games, generating significant revenue for New York.
- Two other full-scale casinos—Bally's Bronx and Metropolitan Park in Queens—remain in development and are expected to open in 2030, promising thousands more regional jobs.
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New York City's first full casino with live table games opens
New York City’s first full casino with live table games has opened to fanfare. Resorts World, a slots parlor in Queens, officially cut the ribbon Tuesday on an expanded gambling area featuring more than 200 games with live dealers, including blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette.
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New York City’s first casino with table games officially opens
Resorts World New York City, located next to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, officially relaunched Tuesday as the first casino with live table games in the city’s history, according to NBC New York. The expanded facility features over 240 live table games such as blackjack, baccarat and roulette along with 2,500 slot machines, and the opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony with hip-hop legend Nas.
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