Mets owner Steve Cohen and other casino bidders are going all in.
Six of the top 10 spenders lobbying the New York City government last year were casino bidders, spearheading a record $138 million on schmoozing Mayor Eric Adams and other elected and agency officials for assistance.
In all, pro-casino interests spent more than $6 million on lobbyists to win over support, according to data and the annual report compiled by the city Clerk’s Office.
The $138 million in overall spending on lobbying is a jump of over $7 million from $130.96 million in 2023, the report said. “This level of spending for casinos was the full employment act for lobbyists in 2024,” said John Kaehny, executive director of the government watchdog group Reinvent Albany.
