Steve Cohen Moves Closer to Winning $8 Billion Casino Bid (1)

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s dreams of building an $8 billion casino complex next to Citi Field in Queens are coming closer to fruition after a community-advisory panel allowed the bid to be considered for a state-issued license.

The panel — made up of representatives chosen by Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and local elected officials — voted unanimously on Tuesday to advance the project. The bid will now be reviewed by the New York Gaming Facility Location Board, which plans to award as many as three licenses in December to build full-scale casinos in the ...