For projects built within New York City, the committee will consist of the Governor, Mayor, and the applicable State Senator, Assemblymember, Borough President, and City Councilmember.
The six-person Community Advisory Committee will gauge local support for the project. The siting process for these three licenses is determined by the Gaming Facility Location Board, but applicants must first get approval from a local Community Advisory Committee and successfully navigate the local zoning process. The remaining three have yet to be determined. Four of these casinos have already been created. Commercial casinos, or traditional casinos that do not also feature a race track, are limited in how many can be built in the state in 2013, the state’s constitution was amended to allow up to seven commercial casinos to be built statewide.
On October 6, 2023, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick released a joint statement regarding a future casino zoning text amendment that will enter the public review process later this year.Ĭurrently, the only casino within city limits is the Resorts World New York City casino in Ozone Park, Queens.
