A proposal to build a casino in Times Square has been denied by the Community Advisory Committee whose approval was needed for the bid to proceed through the state’s licensing process.

In a 4-2 vote, the bid submitted by SL Green Realty Corporation, Caesars Entertainment and the Jay-Z-founded Roc Nation and Live Nation was rejected by the committee, a vote that would seem to put an end to the proposal. The casino would have been built at 1515 Broadway where it would have shared the space with The Minskoff Theatre (home of Broadway’s The Lion King ) and Viacom.

The proposal has divided many with stakes in the Broadway industry for months. Just this week, in the days leading up to today’s vote, signs and marquees on Broadway offered opposing stances.

Leading the campaign against the

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