On Monday, the Gaming Facility Location Board of New York approved full casino operating licenses to three applicants. One of them is of particular interest to fans of the Mets. Steve Cohen, the team's billionaire owner,

Hedge fund titan. Movie character. Art collector. Sports team owner. And possibly soon, casino boss.Steve Cohen is one step closer to the new title after getting a preliminary nod from the New York State Gaming Commission,

The state Gaming Facility Location Board recommended that the Gaming Commission award casino licenses to the three remaining proposals in Queens and the Bronx.

Mets owner Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International were awarded a N.Y. downstate casino license by the NYS Gaming Facility Location Board on Monday.

In a unanimous vote on Monday, New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board approved all three remaining bids for downstate casino licences at a public meeting held at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan.

Roll the dice in Queens! Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said he’s “confident” and “bullish” that two local bidders — Mets owner Steve Cohen-Hard Rock

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen won approval to operate a casino next to Citi Field in Queens, one of three projects the state gaming commission’s facility location board selected for gambling licenses in New York City.

Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has won approval from a critical regulatory board to build a casino in New York, paving the way for the billionaire to potentially run one of the city’s first gambling facilities.

The discrepancies begin with all-important tax dollars. According to an independent projection commissioned by the board, the three casinos will pay about $1 billion a year in gaming taxes once they are fully operational — or about $7 billion total from 2027 through 2036.

A state board on Monday awarded three licenses to operate the first Vegas-style casinos in New York City that are expected to generate billions of dollars in tax revenues, jobs and economic