Broadway theater owners squared off against rappers Wednesday in a monumental fight over whether to open a casino in Times Square .

Sixteen theaters lit up their marquees and digital billboards with a “No Times Square Casino” message before and during the first state hearing on the gaming facility proposed at 1515 Broadway — home of the Minskoff Theatre and “The Lion King” Disney musical.

The partnership backing the casino proposal includes Caesars Entertainment, SL Green and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation — and put up rapper Fat Joe and radio host Charlamagne tha God to testify on its behalf. 4

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The Broadway League, meanwhile, has spearheaded the opposition to the gambling club , along with nearby West Side merchants and neighborhood groups that are part of the No Times Square Casino Co

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