Developer Steve Witkoff has White House ties and is a Bally’s consultant He suggest Mayor Adams consider becoming a US ambassador The mayor’s campaign chair also has a role at Bally’s Bally’s quest to bring a casino to the Bronx reaches to Gracie Mansion and the White House. New York City Mayor Eric Adams. One of his former staffers and a person with ties to the White House also have roles at Bally’s. (Image: Shutterstock) A member of Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign team as well as a high-level member of the Trump Administration are believed to have taken part in talks to potentially bring the mayor on as US ambassador to Saudi Arabia as part of a plan to thin the New York City mayoral field in hopes of preventing a victory by frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D). Politico reports developer Steve Witkoff brokered the ambassadorship talks in which Adams adviser and reelection Chairman Frank Carone took place. Witkoff’s financial disclosures…Read MoreCategory: Commercial Gaming, Mid-Atlantic, Politics, Regional News, commercial gaming, mid-Atlantic, regional newsSource: Casino.org