NEW YORK CITY — Resorts World New York City will be the first full-scale casino in the area when it opens next Tuesday.
Resorts World will soon feature more than 240 table games when it opens including blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette.
"New York City has never seen anything like what we're planning for April 28. Once the Gaming Commission's final testing is complete, live table games will be open and operating right here in Queens for the first time in the history of New York City," Robert DeSalvio, president of Genting Americas East said. "Resorts World now employees over 2,200 team members and have already doubled our workforce and expect thousands more team members as the integrated resort is developed over the next three years."
The opening is part of a $5.5 billion expansion at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Resort World has run a slots-only casino since 2011.
Once the expansion is complete, 800 table games, 6,000 slots, a 7,000-seat entertainment venue and a new hotel will be added to the casino.
Queens native and rapper Nas will be on hand April 28 for the official ribbon cutting and ceremonial throw of the first dice.
Resorts World is one of three downstate casino projects that were approved late last year. A Bally's casino in the Bronx and a casino near Citi Field backed by Mets owner Steve Cohen is expected to open in 2030.
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