Two local casino — Resorts World in Queens and MGM’s Empire City in Yonkers — took key steps toward winning licenses to become full casinos Thursday with a pair of votes advancing them to the final ...

Resorts World’s Queens casino bid sailed through a crucial committee vote on Thursday, becoming the first proposal from within the five boroughs to make it to the last stage of the state’s casino ...

City of Yonkers officials and the MGM Empire City Community Advisory Commitee, invited residents to Grinton I. Will Public Library in Yonkers Monday to voice their opinions about the casino's ...

MGM Empire City became the first applicant to advance for consideration for a downstate New York casino license Thursday after its Community Advisory Committee unanimously voted 5-0 to forward its ...

After the NYC Council rejected Bally’s Bronx casino plan, Empire City Casino in Yonkers has emerged as a frontrunner for a downstate license, backed by Bronx officials and community leaders for its ...

MGM Empire City provided the bookends for Community Advisory Committee (CAC) public hearings Tuesday night, bringing to a close 16 listening sessions offered by the eight applicants vying for one of ...

Tony Aiello serves as a CBS News New York general assignment reporter with a focus on covering news and breaking stories in the Northern Suburbs. Community Advisory Councils in Yonkers and Queens have ...

Empire City Casino in Yonkers is vying for a highly coveted state license to add Vegas-style casino games, venue in the New York City area. If Empire City wins, local governments including Yonkers and ...

Empire City Casino has been cleared to vie in a shrunken field of competitors for a state license that would spur a $1.7 billion expansion of the Yonkers operation. A five-member committee that ...