Four casino bids remain for downstate New York’s three available licenses MGM, Genting, and Hard Rock are the favorites Bally’s is the underdog Once expected to be a difficult process for the New York Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) to determine where three downstate casino licenses would be awarded in a crowded bidding pool featuring most of the world’s largest and most influential gaming operators, state officials now only need to eliminate one of the four remaining bids. Four bids remain for the New York City area. They are Bally’s Bronx, MGM Empire City, Hard Rock Metropolitan Park, and Resorts World NYC. Only three will receive a casino license from the New York Gaming Facility Location Board. (Image: Casino.org) In what began with more than a dozen project proposals, only eight bids for the three downstate New York casino concessioners were confirmed when the state’s Request for Applications (RFA) period concluded on June 27, 2025. Prior to the RFA deadline,…Read MoreCategory: Commercial Gaming, Bally’s, Bally’s Bronx, Gaming Facility Location Board, Genting, Hard Rock, Metropolitan Park, MGM Empire City, New York, New York Gaming Facility Location Board, NYC, Queens, Resorts World, Steve Cohen, YonkersSource: Casino.org