The New York casino process got its first dose of star power Wednesday when Jay-Z was among the presenters for the Caesars Palace Times Square pitch to its Community Advisory Committee (CAC).
The Roc Nation co-founder and award-winning rapper was among multiple people from Caesars Palace and SL Green Properties who made presentations as they vie for a downstate casino license. The group pledged $250 million in community benefits as part of a proposal that would put a casino in the heart of Manhattan by converting an existing office building at 1515 Broadway.
Caesars Palace Times Square’s application is among eight submitted to the New York State Gaming Commission and arguably the most polarizing of the applicants looking to be awarded one of the three $500 million downstate licenses.
