some investors have encouraged<\/a> the company to scrap its pursuit of a New York license to conserve cash.<\/p>\nTime Not on Side of Bronx Casino Legislation<\/h2>\n In addition to Benedetto not rushing to introduce a parkland alienation bill, State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez (D) said such legislation isn\u2019t on her radar, and that there are higher legislative priorities at the moment.<\/p>\n
Add to that, unless Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) calls a special session, New York policymakers have until June 6 to introduce new bills, meaning time isn\u2019t on the side of any effort to remove Ferry Point\u2019s parkland classification.<\/strong><\/p>\nAssuming Bally\u2019s and Cohen\/Hard Rock depart from the downstate casino competition, that would pare the field to nine contenders, several of which aren\u2019t dealing with land use issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In what could prove to be a sequel to a scenario that played out in Queens, an effort to position a Bronx golf course for a New York City casino license could be stymied by a lack of political support to change the course\u2019s parkland designation. Last year, Bally\u2019s acquired the lease rights to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":259395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61,86438,13592],"tags":[81897,81901,86457,81895],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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