He’s still in the game!

The Mets may have crapped out this year, but Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino plan won a vote of confidence Tuesday.

A state local siting board voted 6-0 to allow the proposal, from the Mets’ billionaire owner and Hard Rock , to move forward for further consideration. 4

“While the Mets didn’t make the playoffs, I consider this a home run,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who served on the casino community advisory committee.

The proposal — to build a casino dubbed “Metropolitan Park” near Citi Field — now will be reviewed by the state gaming facility location board. 4

New Year’s Gaming Commission is then set to award up to three covered state licenses by year’s end.

The Cohen-Hard Rock bid is now one of four contenders vying for t

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