Rapper Nas Joins NYC Resorts World Casino ProjectGenting Planning $5 Billion Casino Resort Development |
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As competing bidders continue working to win a casino license for New York City, one of the projects recently announced the addition of a popular rapper to the group.
Genting Americas East, the group behind the Resorts World New York City at Aqueduct, welcomed hip hop artist and Queens native Nas to the team. The rapper brings a history of success in the music industry with 17 studio albums released since 1994, with 10 of those reaching gold, platinum, or multi-platinum status in the U.S. The entrepreneur and tech investor is excited about working with the Resorts team.
“This is an ambitious project that will give new opportunities to the hard-working families who call Queens home, attract top-tier talent, and build up the next generation of leaders,” he said. “Clearly, with this project, the world is ours.”
Details On The Casino Plan
Several bidders have detailed their plans for a potential New York City casino. Genting is planning for a $5 billion casino development with two million square feet of entertainment, gaming, retail, dining, and convention space.
The project would be added to the existing one million-square-foot facility with a new 350,000-square-foot casino floor, one of the largest in the world. Other plans include adding 1,600 hotel rooms, a 7,000-seat entertainment venue, day club, spa, and more.
Other amenities include 350,000 square feet of meeting, conference, and entertainment space along with 10 acres of publicly accessible greenspace with parks, trails, and running paths. The expansion would multiply the property’s workforce by four to 5,000 jobs and is also expected to create an estimated 5,000 union construction jobs.
“We’re proud to have grown with the Queens community for over a decade,” Genting Americas East President Robert DeSalvio said. “When we stood here more than a dozen years ago to break ground on Resorts World New York City, our vision extended well beyond that already-ambitious original plan – today, that vision can soon become reality.
“Since we opened in 2011, we have been proud to work with New York City and state and the local community to deliver thousands of good-paying union jobs; billions of dollars in tax revenue to New York’s schoolchildren; and true partnership to hundreds of local non-profits. With the advent of the newly imagined Resorts World New York City we can, and will, do far more.”
In other New York gaming news, state legislators are considering a new bill legalizing online gaming including poker.
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