The local committees charged with reviewing bids from each of the developers hoping to snag one of the three downstate casino licenses up for grabs began to be formed this week, including the committees set to evaluate the two separate casino bids in Queens.
Nearly all vacancies on the eight different Community advisory committees, including those tasked with reviewing Metropolitan Park next to Citi Field and Resorts World New York City in South Queens, were filled on Tuesday, according to the state’s Gaming Commission.
The committees will serve as the initial reviewers for the respective proposals ahead of a final review from the Gaming Commission, which is expected to hand out each of the three casino licenses by the end of the year.
