{"id":208523,"date":"2022-04-07T11:11:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T18:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=208523"},"modified":"2022-04-07T13:29:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:29:45","slug":"mets-owner-cohen-continues-push-for-citi-field-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mets-owner-cohen-continues-push-for-citi-field-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Owner Steve Cohen Pushing for Citi Field Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen wants to bring a casino to Citi Field, and is cozying up to some important local politicians, including Mayor Eric Adams, to drive forward that effort.<\/p>\n

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Citi Field in Queens, New York. Mets owner Steve Cohen is reportedly courting Mayor Eric Adams for a casino plan near the stadium. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In January, Cohen hosted Adams and other city hall officials at the home ballpark of the Mets, where he laid out plans for Willets Point — a notoriously tough-to-develop, 61-acre plot of land across the street from the stadium, reports The City<\/em>. One of Cohen\u2019s proposals included plans for a casino.<\/p>\n

News of Cohen\u2019s courtship of Adams and other elected leaders on the casino idea emerges as New York is currently considering a new state budget, including gaming details. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) supports\u00a0awarding three casino permits<\/a> in the downstate area, which includes New York City, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties, and Long Island.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t necessarily mean three new gaming venues will open. It\u2019s widely expected that if New York policymakers sign off on gaming expansion, the plan will allow MGM Resorts\u2019 Empire City in Yonkers and Resorts World New York City<\/a> (RWNY) in Queens to add table games and retail sportsbooks to their current slots-only menus, while one more license could be awarded to a company currently not operating in the city.<\/p>\n

Cohen Comfortable Dealing with Adams<\/h2>\n

Cohen, who is worth nearly $12 billion<\/a>, hasn\u2019t even owned the Mets for two years. But he\u2019s already comfortable in the hardscrabble world of New York City politics.<\/p>\n

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He was a major contributor to Adams\u2019 2021 mayoral run. More recently, Mets officials pressed the mayor\u2019s office to lift the coronavirus vaccine mandate that applied to professional athletes playing games in the city. Adams played ball, frustrating local parents whose toddlers and young children are forced to wear masks in daycare and pre-k schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In January, Cohen formed New Green Willets to lobby city and state officials on the Citi Field casino issue. Officially, that entity is tied to Poin72 Asset Management — Cohen\u2019s family office. Vincent Tortorella, the general counsel of Point 72, is listed as the principal of New Green Willets, reports The City<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The firm subsequently retained two local lobbying shops, paying each $20,000, to press local leaders on the casino matter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cohen\u2019s deep pockets aside, it\u2019s likely to be an uphill battle to develop the Willets Point land, of which 23 acres are owned by the city. Various efforts dating back to the mid-1960s for the property failed, and that doesn\u2019t account for opposition to a casino among some locals.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Sands May Be Lurking<\/h2>\n

The operator that could run the gaming venue adjacent to Citi Field could well be a familiar name: Las Vegas Sands. Reports surfaced last October<\/a> that LVS is the company Cohen is talking to regarding the project.<\/p>\n

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Previously, it was reported that Bally\u2019s and Wynn Resorts would vie with Sands for the third New York license.<\/a> But those operators haven\u2019t publicly commented on the matter, while LVS CEO Rob Goldstein confirmed to the New York Post <\/em>last year the company is looking at New York City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Currently, Sands has no integrated resorts in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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