Other companies expected to be in the running are Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International Las Vegas Sands Corp., which owns resort properties in Macao and Singapore Hard Rock International, owned by Florida’s Seminole Indian Tribe, which has purchased and is rebranding The Mirage to a Hard Rock Hotel Bally’s Corp., which next week is expected to be licensed to operate the Strip’s Tropicana Las Vegas Malaysia-based Genting Group, which operates Resorts World Las Vegas Reno-based Caesars Entertainment Corp. Several casino companies, including some based in Las Vegas, have expressed interest in vying for the three downstate licenses to be awarded by the state. In addition Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, Wynn operates three resorts in Macao and Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts. “As New York City emerges from the pandemic, the Western Yards provides the ideal site for a resort that will reinvigorate our tourism economy and provide billions in tax revenues for the city and state,” Blau said. CEO Jeff Blau said in a release that his company is looking forward to working with Wynn. “We look forward to engaging with the community to hear expectations for our development.” “Wynn Resorts has a long history of utilizing a compact, upscale casino floor to support the creation of spectacular resort experiences that appeal to an array of guests - travelers and locals alike,” Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, said in a news release. In addition, Hudson Yards is within walking distance of all of the region’s major public transportation, including trains and the Hudson River Ferry. Under the companies’ plans, the project would have residences, office space, retail, restaurants, cultural institutions, residences, 5 acres of public plazas, gardens and groves, the world’s first Equinox Hotel, and a 750-seat public school. The Hudson Yards - home to the copper-colored lattice-like structure called the Vessel - is a $25 billion development by billionaire Stephen Ross’ firm Related and Oxford Properties Group. and Wynn announced the agreement Thursday to develop a casino, resort and entertainment area near the Javits Center on the western side of the Hudson Yards, near the Hudson River. is partnering with a New York real estate company to pursue one of three new downstate casino licenses in a Manhattan neighborhood.

(Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Resorts Ltd. Wynn and Encore are seen north of Fashion Show Drive with owned by Wynn Resorts in the foreground on Wednesday, Jan.

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