(Bloomberg) — Two bids to put casinos in Manhattan’s Times Square and undeveloped land on the West Side ended after community advisory committees rejected the projects in key votes Wednesday.
The West Side project, backed by Silverstein Properties, Rush Street Gaming and Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, failed to secure the votes required to move ahead to the New York Gaming Facility Location Board. SL Green Realty Corp. and Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s bid for a Times Square casino lost their vote earlier Wednesday.
The losses mean that just one proposal for a Manhattan casino may remain in the competition among developers and casino operators to win as many as three gaming licenses in downstate New York.
Support for a Manhattan casino has lagged — the Times Square casino, in particular, drew backlash from local community groups — despite the potential for billions…
