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Originally Posted by brianr
Yonkers and Queens are odds on favorites to just expand the existing casinos, which is why I’m cautiously optimistic Manhattan may actually happen.
There's two major obstacles to overcome with Manhattan.
I don't think it's a stretch to say the locals in Manhattan would be against a casino. I believe there would be a TON of grassroots community resistance. The argument mitigating this is the extreme damage Covid has done to the Manhattan economy. There's a real argument that a casino around Times Square for instance will bring people back.
Two, and somewhat related to the above, is there's a reason the existing slot rooms are in Queens and Yonkers. Poor people have much less political power than rich people. So path of least resistance is not Manhattan. Brooklyn maybe?
All of that said, I'm also praying for Manhattan. I'm in Manhattan often enough, would love to make poker part of the trip.