David Propper, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, March 4th, 2021 To fill financial gaps and provide more local jobs, New York state should pull the lever on a full-scale gaming license for Empire City Casino in Yonkers, a newly formed alliance contended Thursday morning.  A group of 30 businesses, labor unions and community organizations have joined forces to raise the pressure on state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to grant Empire City the license that would allow for live table games and retail and mobile sports betting. The consortium of groups called “A Sure Bet For New York’s Future” is co-chaired by […]

CBS2 (NY), Tony Aiello, March 4th, 2021 YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Business leaders in Westchester County and the Bronx are going all-in on full casino gambling at Empire City. Adding table games to the mix of video terminals will require action in Albany, where the governor, who often holds all the cards, now has a weakened hand, CBS2’s Tony Aiello reported Thursday. Yonkers is anxious to dig out of the coronavirus pandemic’s economic impact. It is celebrating the conversion of the old Sears store into a Target supercenter, creating dozens of jobs. FLASHBACK: MGM Resorts International To Buy Empire City […]

Westchester Magazine, Duke Ratliff, March 5th, 2021 An alliance of business leaders pushes to rejuvenate the economic powerhouse with expanded offerings like retail, sports betting, and gaming tables. An alliance of nearly 30 businesses and organizations from Westchester and the Bronx, calling itself “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future,” has launched to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to support a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts in Yonkers. The alliance touted the potential economic benefits of the move for the greater Westchester region and the Bronx at a virtual […]

Real Estate In-Depth, John Jordan, March 5th, 2021 YONKERS—A group led by business and labor organizations in Westchester and the Bronx have formed an alliance called “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” in support of a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for Empire City Casino in Yonkers by MGM Resorts. A full-scale casino license, complete with retail and mobile sports betting and live table games, will create thousands of new, family-sustaining union jobs, while generating millions in additional annual wages and tax revenue that would directly benefit local communities, the alliance stated. A spokesman for […]

Yogonet, 3/8/2021 A group of 32 businesses, community organizations and labor groups have come together under the banner “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” to support a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for MGM’s Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. The alliance staged a virtual news conference on Thursday featuring its co-chairs John Ravitz, executive vice president and COO of the Business Council of Westchester; Lisa Sorin, president of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce; and Thomas Carey, president of Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body. The three co-chairs sent a letter to Gov. Andrew M. […]

The Yonkers Times, 3/7/2021 A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” Alliance Launches & Calls on Governor and Legislature to Support a Full Gaming License and Access to Mobile Sports Betting for Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts in Yonkers. “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” announced the creation of the new local alliance in support of a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts and touted its benefits for Yonkers, the Bronx, and the greater Westchester region. Nearly 30 businesses, community organizations, and labor groups in Westchester and the […]