Queens just got dealt a winning hand.
The state Gaming Facility Location Board has greenlit all three remaining applicants for full-scale downstate casino licenses: Resorts World New York City in South Ozone Park, Hard Rock Metropolitan Park at Citi Field and Bally’s Bronx, just over the Whitestone Bridge.
“The board has determined that awarding all three licenses best advances the state’s long-term economic, fiscal and community objectives,” said Chair Vicki Been at the board’s Dec. 1 meeting at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan.
The three applicants will get licenses pending final approval by the state Gaming Commission by Dec. 31.
At a press conference following the meeting, Been said approval is “not a rubber stamp” and that the Gaming Commission will still conduct a thorough r

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