Mohegan Bid To Build Manhattan Casino Resort Rejected

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🗽 Mohegan Sun Casino Plan Rejected in Manhattan – Only Five NYC Proposals Remain

Plans to build a Mohegan Sun casino resort in Manhattan, known as the BDG Game, have been rejected by a state-appointed community board in a 4–2 vote.

Key Details:

  • The proposal included:

    • Casino resort

    • Hotel, retail, dining & entertainment

    • 1,000+ permanently affordable housing units

    • Community contributions: museum, daycare, community centre, public open space

  • Despite the late-stage promises, the community advisory committee, appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, and other officials, voted against the project.

  • Soloviev Group, the developers, claimed the plan would have “revitalized Manhattan.”

  • Mohegan Sun, the tribally owned casino operator from Connecticut, did not comment.

Wider Context:

  • This was the last remaining Manhattan proposal under consideration.

  • It follows rejections of:

    • A Caesars Palace Times Square casino backed by rapper Jay-Z

    • A Hudson Yards casino on Manhattan’s West Side

  • New York State has 3 downstate casino licenses available.

  • 5 proposals remain, including:

    • Bally’s casino on a Bronx public golf course

    • Coney Island gambling hall in Brooklyn

    • Hard Rock casino next to Citi Field (Queens, home of the Mets)

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