The New York hotel, which is already accepting reservations, will feature a rooftop bar, a 34th-floor penthouse and live music in multiple public spaces. 'The question is, how much of that is going to come from Atlantic City?' he asked. But he also said the symbiosis of such a relationship could actually help the Atlantic City casino by funneling gamblers who patronize a New York-area facility to Atlantic City for special events, such as an Andrea Bocelli concert in June.Ī New York casino will generate about $2 billion in gambling revenue, he said. 'There's certainly the ability to have more than one product in a geographic area, as we've done many times in our industry.'Īllen said there is a danger of a Hard Rock project in New York or northern New Jersey siphoning business from its Atlantic City casino.

'I think we have to look at all the different circumstances. 'I'm not saying we would drop a Meadowlands option,' he said. New Jersey's Constitution would have to be amended to allow casino gambling outside Atlantic City, and a referendum to allow it was resoundingly defeated by voters in 2016. If Hard Rock is chosen to build a New York City casino just a few miles away, that would not necessarily mean it would scrap plans to build one at the Meadowlands, as well, he said. NY sports gambling brings in $1.7B in wagers in January Hard Rock holds a partial ownership stake in the Meadowlands racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside New York City, and has proposed building a casino there - a plan that still remains viable, Allen said.

Many of the major gambling and hospitality companies have also expressed interest in building a New York casino. As far as other locations, really we're waiting on the governor and the committee that's going to be sending out the request for proposals to see what language is in the bill as to geographic locations that would be acceptable to the state.'Īllen said he expects the actual selection process to begin in late summer or early fall, assuming the necessary legislation to authorize as many as three casinos is enacted by then. 'We're extremely proud of our hotel on 48th Street, but its footprint is just not large enough for gaming. 'You have to have a footprint of real estate large enough to take advantage of the size of the market,' he said.

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