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arrow New Yorkers play slots at the Acqueduct racino in Queens in 2012. Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock
Real estate developers, state politicians, and at least one prominent mayoral candidate believe that opening casinos in New York City could help address the state’s $15 billion budget crisis.
“If I can raise a billion dollars without raising a penny in taxes, I think that’s a good deal,” one Westchester lawmaker told the New York Times for a story that outlined competing visions for a state gambling expansion, from opening new casinos in Midtown Manhattan to allowing the existing racinos in Queens and Yonkers to broaden their offerings. There are also the eye-popping potential licensing fees that could produce huge one-time windfalls, and the creation of some good paying jobs, the argument goes.