The casino wars are heating up in New York City.
Competition is fierce because even though downstate New York is eligible for three licenses, many are expecting Queens racetrack Aqueduct and Yonkers Raceway to each get one because they already have slot machines. That leaves one prize among the remaining contenders: a list that includes a plan to build a ferris wheel and casino on the east side near the UN and a casino on the roof of Saks Fifth Avenue.
"We are here to say no to this attempt to rob public land for a casino," Joseph Jung, of the Flushing Anti-Displacement Alliance, said. The proposed site for the resort casino is just south of the Javits Center, Melissa Colorado reports.
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