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Counting on voters who oppose gaming at Nassau Hub

Gambling at the Nassau Hub has become a sure bet as an Election Day issue. Nearby residents who opposed the Las Vegas Sands proposal are still lit up like a slot machine entering the final weeks of the campaigns for Town of Hempstead supervisor and Nassau County executive.

As the pool of potential casino licensees statewide shrank to three applicants for three licenses, with MGM Grand in Yonkers bowing out Tuesday, it revived the possibility of the state only awarding two licenses, leaving the possibility of a site selection for a later competition. Since the Town of Hempstead rezoned the land surrounding Nassau Coliseum in June to allow gambling there, the Hub property could be a contender in such a future bid. The withdraw

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