Casinos put their chips in on lobbying in 2025, and the bidders showed their hands in the annual report released Monday by the New York City Office of the City Clerk’s Lobbying Bureau. Among the top 10 biggest spenders on lobbying last year are four companies that pushed for casinos to be built in the city – including all three that won licenses.
Queens Future, the team that recently broke ground on a new casino complex adjacent to Citi Field once again hired more lobbying firms than any other group. The company reported paying nearly $1.7 million total to 11 firms, including newcomer to the top 10 lobbying firms list, Hollis Public Affairs.
TSG Coney Island, the group behind the proposed hotel and casino in Coney Island, paid more than $1.4 million to retained lobbying firms.
