WOMEN WHO WORK FOR HIM.
THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMENT.
>>> BIG MONEY COULD BE COMING TO
THE BANKS OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
A MANHATTAN REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A
CASINO COMPLEX AT HUDSON YARDS,
THE FIRST BID WE’VE SEEN FOR ONE
OF THE THREE GAMING LICENSES
THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR DOWN
STATE NEW YORK.
NEWS 4’S MELISSA COLORADO IS
LIVE AT HUDSON YARD WITH WHAT WE
KNOW.
>> Reporter: HERE IS WHAT WE
KNOW, PAT.
THIS IS WHERE THE TWO COMPANIES
WANT TO BUILD THAT CASINO
RESORT.
WE ARE SOUTH OF JAVITS CENTER,
AT LONG ISLAND RAILROAD TRAINS
STORAGE UNTIL THEY’RE PUT BACK
IN SERVICE.
THIS WILL LIKELY ENTAIL
BASICALLY BUILDING A HUGE DECK
AND FROM THERE A CASINO RESORT.
WE WANTED TO ASK TOURISTS IS THERE A MARKET FOR A CASINO
RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF
MANHATTAN?
>> NO, NOT FOR US AT ALL.
THERE IS SO MUCH OTHER GREAT
STUFF YOU CAN DO IN NEW YORK.
>> DEFINITELY A MARKET FOR IT.
GAMBLING HAS GROWN UP A LOT.
>> Reporter: THERE IS STILL
SPACE LEFT ON MANHATTAN’S WEST
SIDE TO BUILD BIG.
AT LEAST THAT IS ACCORDING TO
THE REAL ESTATE FIRM "RELATED"
THE DEVELOPER BEHIND HUDSON
YARDS TEAMING UP WITH LAS VEGAS
CASINO HEAVYWEIGHT WYNN RESORTS
WORKING TOGETHER HOPING TO
SECURE ONE OF THREE DOWN STATE
CASINO LICENSES AND WOULD BRING
A CASINO TO THE WESTERN EDGE OF
HUDSON YARDS ON 11th AVENUE.
>> HOW BIG IS THIS GOING TO BE?
>> Reporter: IT IS TOO SOON TO
TELL.
COMPETITION WILL BE INTENSE FOR
THE GAMING LICENSES.
IT IS AN AREA MARRED WITH A
HISTORY OF DEALS GONE WRONG.
THE JETS TRIED TO BUILD AN
85,000 SEAT FOOTBALL STADIUM
HERE BUT FACED STEEP OPPOSITION
FROM NEIGHBORS INCLUDING THE
OWNERS OF MSG.
>> THE CITY IS SO BIG THAT I
DON’T THINK IT WOULD TAKE
ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE REST OF
THE CITY.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK STATE
GAMING COMMISSION HAS YET TO
RELEASE GUIDELINES FOR GAMING
COMPANIES WHO WANT TO APPLY FOR
A LICENSE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIX-PERSON
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
THAT WILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON
THE CASINO PROPOSAL.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET BUY-IN FROM
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS AREA
>> I DON’T NEED IT BUT YEAH.
YOU’LL FIND ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE,
DEFINITELY.
>> Reporter: AND THE MAYOR’S
OFFICE SENT THIS STATEMENT
SAYING THE GAMING COMMISSION
WILL DECIDE ON WHERE THESE
CASINOS WILL BE LOCATED BUT WE
ARE HOPING TWO OF THE THREE DOWN