{"id":2957,"date":"2025-07-15T12:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/?p=2957"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:29:49","slug":"ny-city-council-rings-death-knell-for-ballys-4bn-casino-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/opiniao-publica24-7.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/15\/ny-city-council-rings-death-knell-for-ballys-4bn-casino-project\/","title":{"rendered":"NY City Council Rings Death Knell For Bally\u2019s $4bn Casino Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post NY City Council Rings Death Knell For Bally\u2019s $4bn Casino Project<\/a> appeared first on Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Field narrows<\/h2>\n

Bally\u2019s Corporation could soon be joining Las Vegas Sands and Saks Fifth Avenue in exiting the protracted race for three licenses to operate a casino in downstate New York.<\/p>\n

While Sands and Saks voluntarily pulled out of the NY bid, the Bally\u2019s setback comes as an apparent shock.<\/p>\n

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voted to reject the proposed land-use changes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A seemingly nailed-on death sentence for Bally\u2019s pitch for a US$4bn casino in the Bronx came after the New York City Council (NYCC) on Monday voted to reject the proposed land-use changes.<\/p>\n

Chief instigator, Republican Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato, took to X with an image of a press release stating she led a \u201chard-fought bipartisan effort\u201d to vote down the Bally\u2019s bid:<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato\u2019s press release regarding today\u2019s down vote of Bally\u2019s Proposed Casino pic.twitter.com\/0hdTG7Xn9f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato (@KristyMarmorato) July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Crain\u2019s New York Business<\/em> on Monday also cited Marmorato, who said Bally\u2019s \u201ccame to the table a little too late, with promises too vague and a process too flawed to rebuild the trust that was already lost in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NYCC sided with Marmorato 29-9 in an outcome Bally\u2019s Chairman and CEO Soo Kim branded \u201cincredibly disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opposite reactions<\/h2>\n

Crains<\/em> politics reporter Nick Garber bolstered Bally\u2019s disappointment, stating the Long Island-based firm\u2019s NY bid was \u201ceffectively killed by the City Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s sort of nutty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Garber took to X to share Kim\u2019s dismay, the CEO stating Bally\u2019s\u00a0\u201chad met the council member\u2019s ask.\u201d Kim added: \u201cIt\u2019s sort of nutty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nutty or not, Bally\u2019s rejection leaves the field down to seven bidders.\u00a0Las Vegas Sands pulled out the race in April citing concerns about online casinos launching<\/a> in NY, with Saks exiting the same month citing \u201cother strategic priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fighting talk<\/h2>\n

\u00a0According to Crains<\/em>, Marmorato branded the Bally\u2019s bid \u201cnot real economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not housing, a hospital or community improvements. It\u2019s a casino.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marmorato\u2019s office stuck the blade in further in the press release, stating the councilwoman \u201cstood with her community \u2013 despite pressure and last-minute offers\u201d from Bally\u2019s, to vote down its land-use changes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I make a promise to my community, I follow through\u201d Marmorato said in a statement that referred to the Bally\u2019s rezoning proposal in her district as \u201ca predatory development.\u201d<\/p>\n

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