The proposed New York Mets-backed casino at Citi Field is definitely not the only high-profile option for potential gamblers in New York City.

According to FOX 5, Caesars Palace is flirting with a $5.4 billion casino in Times Square that is being backed by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation. New York has opened licenses to three potential down-state casinos to operate throughout the five boroughs.

Casino Square?

Mets owner Steve Cohen appears poised to land one of those licenses to build an $8 billion Hard Rock Casino complex, since state officials approved his bid, dubbed Project Vision, to develop 50 acres around Citi Field in Flushing.

But with two other potential licenses up for grabs, proponents of the Times Square project argue a casino could attract even more international tourists to the city’

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