It’s just about all over but for the screaming.
Barring a stunning turn of events, all three applicants forwarded to the New York State Gaming Commission on Monday by its Gaming Facility Location Board are expected to be awarded downstate casino licenses before the end of the year.
Queens-based incumbent gaming venues Resorts World and greenfield project Metropolitan Park, along with Bally’s Bronx, are one last set of approvals from commencing plans to tap into the expansive New York City market. The trio are not in Manhattan proper — three such bids were rejected by local Community Advisory Committees — but make no mistake: They will see to it the city that never sleeps spends some of those waking hours at the slot machines and playing blackjack, craps, and roulette among other table games.
