Las Vegas Sands to pursue multi-billion-dollar license at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site on Long Island

The New York State Gaming Commission has filed Request for Application for three downstate New York gaming licenses, Las Vegas Sands.

“With the recent release of the New York State Gaming Commission's Request for Application for three downstate New York gaming licenses, Las Vegas Sands announced its intention to pursue the development of a multi-billion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project on Long Island, N.Y.

The company has entered into agreements to purchase the long-term lease of the site home to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. These transactions, which still require certain approvals, would grant the company control of as many as 80 acres in Nassau County, N.Y.

“Our company's track record of driving significant economic benefits to the communities in which we operate and the meaningful relationships and partnerships we have created in each of those communit