Resorts World has estimated that it will send $2.5 billion to the MTA over the next four years if it is awarded one of the coveted downstate gaming licenses by the state in December. Resorts World, which has operated a racino in South Ozone Park for the last 14 years, offering electronic gambling machines but no live table games, has long been considered one of the frontrunners to receive one of up to three downstate gaming licenses on offer from the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board.
Resorts World New York City has received final land use approval for a $5.5 billion integrated resort at Aqueduct Racetrack, allowing immediate work upon receiving a gaming license.