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Las Vegas Sands' proposed $4B casino draws 300 to public meeting

Engineers and planners are expected to survey traffic at more than 100 intersections, the availability of drinking water from public and private wells and the impact on air quality of Las Vegas Sands' proposed $4 billion casino resort on the site of the Nassau Coliseum, witnesses at a Hempstead Town hearing said Thursday. Hundreds of supporters and…
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Las Vegas Sands' proposed $4B casino draws 300 to public meeting
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Las Vegas Sands environmental review advances in Hempstead, despite court ruling

The $4 billion casino resort proposal at the Nassau Coliseum site moves forward Thursday with public meetings on an environmental study led by the Town of Hempstead, despite a legal battle between the county and Hofstra University that had put the process on hold. Two "scoping sessions" are scheduled at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, at…
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Las Vegas Sands casino opponents ask Hempstead to halt environmental study

Opponents of a $4 billion casino-resort proposal at the site of the Nassau Coliseum are calling on the Town of Hempstead to halt an environmental review of it until a state Appellate Court rules on the developer's rights to the property. "Say NO to the Casino," a group of local residents, is challenging whether Las Vegas Sands is allowed to study…
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Las Vegas Sands casino opponents ask Hempstead to halt environmental study
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Las Vegas Sands casino study advances in Town of Hempstead

An environmental review of a proposed $4 billion casino resort at the Nassau Coliseum will forge ahead in the Town of Hempstead despite a legal battle over whether county lawmakers improperly struck a deal with developer Las Vegas Sands. Hempstead Town lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously voted to declare the town the lead agency in a multi-step…
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Las Vegas Sands casino study advances in Town of Hempstead
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Las Vegas Sands Casino proposal faces lengthy court fight, experts say

A $4 billion casino resort proposal at the site of the Nassau Coliseum could get tied up in court for years, legal experts say, over whether county officials skipped state environmental requirements and were pressured to fast-track a lease for the area's largest private investment in more than 15 years. The next steps in Las Vegas Sands' plan could…
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Las Vegas Sands Casino proposal faces lengthy court fight, experts say
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Appeals Court Stays Ruling To Block Nassau Hub Casino Lease

UNIONDALE, NY - Plans for the Nassau Hub casino have hit the pause button. The State Supreme Court Appellate Court issued a stay on Friday evening to a ruling this week where a state judge annulled the county's approval of a 99-year lease for Las Vegas Sands to construct a high-end hotel and casino. The initial decision came from a lawsuit brought…
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Appeals Court Stays Ruling To Block Nassau Hub Casino Lease
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Las Vegas Sands Casino Plan Advances as Nassau Pols OK Lease

Nassau County lawmakers approved Monday a 99-year lease with Las Vegas Sands, which proposed replacing the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with a $4 billion casino resort in Uniondale, over the objection of neighbors concerned about crime. The Republican-majority county Legislature voted nearly unanimously in favor of the proposal, with…
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Long Island News: Las Vegas Sands Gets Approval to Develop Casino Around Nassau Coliseum

Plans to bring a casino to Long Island have taken a big step forward, but there's still a long way to go. The Nassau County Legislature voted 17-1 Monday night to to grant Las Vegas Sands a 99-year lease to develop the 72-acre area around the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. The $5-billion project will include a casino, hotel, entertainment venue and…
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Long Island News: Las Vegas Sands Gets Approval to Develop Casino Around Nassau Coliseum
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Nassau County to vote on proposed Las Vegas Sands casino at Nassau Coliseum

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County lawmakers are set to vote on a proposed casino at the Nassau Coliseum. Las Vegas Sands wants to turn the location into a $4 billion entertainment center and resort. Last month, the county reached a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands that gives them control over the Nassau Coliseum site. The…
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Nassau County, Las Vegas Sands move forward with lease agreement for proposed casino

Nassau County and Las Vegas Sands are moving forward with a lease agreement for a casino at the Nassau Hub. The $4 billion entertainment center would include a casino, as well as restaurants, a hotel and spa, a concert venue and more. The County Legislature Rules Committee heard from representatives from Las Vegas Sands on Monday. Former New York…
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Nassau County, Las Vegas Sands move forward with lease agreement for proposed casino
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Hofstra president Susan Poser debunks Sands casino as bad bet, urges local lawmakers to nix it

The president of Hofstra University is urging Long Island lawmakers to nix a plan for Las Vegas Sands Corp. to put a casino at the Nassau Coliseum near its campus - claiming it'll be more trouble than it's worth. "The casino proposed by Las Vegas Sands runs directly counter to the interests of our local population and will create dangers rather…
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Hofstra president Susan Poser debunks Sands casino as bad bet, urges local lawmakers to nix it
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Coney Island leaders not feeling lucky about casino plan

A pitch to build a casino and entertainment complex in Coney Island got losing snake eyes from community leaders who voted against a gambling joint along Brooklyn's historic beach and boardwalk. Community Board 13 members overwhelmingly passed a resolution rejecting the plan, 23 to eight - with the chairwoman saying she didn't want to turn Coney…
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Coney Island leaders not feeling lucky about casino plan
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Las Vegas Sands Has New Lease To Take Over Nassau Hub Land

UNIONDALE, NY - Despite opposition from elected leaders and civic groups, Nassau County is set to keep the wheels in motion for a casino at the Hub site. Las Vegas Sands Corp. reached a new lease deal with the county. The details were expected to be a "large, lump sum payment not contingent on securing a state gaming license," according to…
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Las Vegas Sands Has New Lease To Take Over Nassau Hub Land
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Nassau County strikes Las Vegas Sands deal for new casino

Nassau County is placing their bet on Las Vegas Sands. On Wednesday County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a lease agreement to give the corporation complete control over the Nassau Coliseum site. "Within sixty days of approval by the County Legislature, Las Vegas Sands will write the County of Nassau a check for $54 million dollars," Blakeman…
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Long Island officials reach agreement to lease Nassau Coliseum to Sands for casino bid

Nassau County officials said Wednesday that they have reached a deal to transfer the lease for the Nassau Coliseum site to Las Vegas Sands, a major step in the gambling giant's push to win a coveted gaming license and bring a bustling casino to Long Island. The 99-year lease agreement does not guarantee that the Uniondale site where the New York…
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Long Island officials reach agreement to lease Nassau Coliseum to Sands for casino bid
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Las Vegas Sands lease gets OK from Nassau Planning Commission

Nassau County's Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously agreed to transfer the county's Coliseum lease to Las Vegas Sands, which has proposed a $4 billion casino-resort on the property. The lease agreement, announced by County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Sands executives on Wednesday, now moves to county legislative committees and the full…
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Las Vegas Sands lease gets OK from Nassau Planning Commission
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Las Vegas Sands, Nassau County Executive Announce Nassau Hub Deal

The Nassau Hub in Uniondale is one step closer to being the site of a casino. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Las Vegas Sands CEO Rob Goldstein have come to a lease agreement for the Nassau Coliseum property, they announced during a news conference on Wednesday. "We are going to develop the Coliseum site into a world-class hotel, a…
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Las Vegas Sands, Nassau County Executive Announce Nassau Hub Deal
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Nassau County gambles on Las Vegas Sands

Plans to redevelop more than 70 acres at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale took a huge step forward Wednesday after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman revealed the county has come to terms on a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands. The agreement would give the Sands control over the land where it plans to spend $4 billion on a resort that would…
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Nassau officials reach new lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands at Coliseum site

Nassau officials have announced the county has reached a new lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands at the Nassau Coliseum site.Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman made the formal announcement Wednesday during a news conference, saying the county could stand to make millions in additional revenue from the deal."We are going to develop the Coliseum…
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Nassau officials reach new lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands at Coliseum site
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Las Vegas Sands set to develop Long Island casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Officials in New York's Nassau County have reached a lease agreement with the Las Vegas Sands to develop a "world class-hotel and entertainment center" at the site where Long Island's NHL team won four Stanley Cups. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in a formal announcement Wednesday said the deal will give the Las Vegas…
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Las Vegas Sands set to develop Long Island casino
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Las Vegas Sands signs deal for NY casino resort site

New York's Nassau County signed a preliminary 99-year lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp. for use of its 80-acre Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site for development of an integrated resort with a casino on Long Island. In a news conference in New York on Wednesday, Sands Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein and Nassau County Executive Bruce…
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Las Vegas Sands strikes Coliseum lease agreement for $4B casino resort

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Las Vegas Sands CEO Robert Goldstein on Wednesday announced an agreement that would give the company control of the Coliseum property in Uniondale for the next 99 years - a key step toward developing a $4 billion casino resort in the heart of the county. If the lease agreement is approved by the county…
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Las Vegas Sands strikes Coliseum lease agreement for $4B casino resort
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Nassau County strikes deal with Las Vegas Sands to bring casino to area

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County reached a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands that gives them control over the Nassau Coliseum site. The county will get a lump sum payment, as well as annual revenues to the county and the Town of Hempstead and surrounding communities exceeding $100 million per year. "And we believe that will…
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Nassau County strikes deal with Las Vegas Sands to bring casino to area
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Hofstra Lawsuit Claims Casino Hearing Breached Law

Yesterday, Hofstra University, a private university in Hempstead, filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Planning Commission for supposedly breaching state open meetings law when it called a hearing on a $4 billion plan for a casino-resort on the site of the Nassau Coliseum in New York. Opponent of the construction of the proposed…
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Hofstra Lawsuit Claims Casino Hearing Breached Law
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Hofstra lawsuit: Casino hearing violated open meetings law

Hofstra University on Tuesday sued the Nassau County Planning Commission for allegedly violating state open meetings law when it held a hearing about the $4 billion plan for a casino-resort on the Nassau Coliseum property. Hofstra, a private university in Hempstead, opposes Las Vegas Sands' proposal near the campus. The project would be located on…
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Hofstra lawsuit: Casino hearing violated open meetings law
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How do you convince Manhattanites a casino will be good for their neighborhood?

Casino companies are used to having a house advantage. But in the bidding process for three downstate casino licenses, it's the local communities that those companies are hoping to call home that just might have the edge. Roughly a dozen casino companies and real estate developers are mulling or planning on bidding for one of three casino licenses…
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How do you convince Manhattanites a casino will be good for their neighborhood?
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Las Vegas Sands pursues a downstate casino license at old Nassau Coliseum site

Las Vegas Sands, the resort company and casino, announced Thursday that it will pursue a license to operate an entertainment destination and casino on the property of the former Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale. Sands Corp. is vying for one of from the New York State Gaming Commission, which applications opened for last week. Former Governor…
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Las Vegas Sands pursues a downstate casino license at old Nassau Coliseum site
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Las Vegas Sands plans to lease Nassau Coliseum for multibillion-dollar flagship casino

News 12 Long Island has learned that Las Vegas Sands is looking to develop a multibillion-dollar flagship hospitality, entertainment and casino project at Nassau Coliseum.The decision to pursue the development comes after the recent release of the New York State Gaming Commission's request for application for three downstate New York gaming…
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Las Vegas Sands Pitches Nassau Coliseum for New York Casino

Sensing opportunity, the Las Vegas Sands entered New York's casino sweepstakes, setting its sights outside of the city. The Sands entered into an agreement to purchase the long-term lease of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site in Uniondale on Long Island, News 12 Long Island reported. Financial terms of the agreement, which requires further…
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Las Vegas Sands Pitches Nassau Coliseum for New York Casino
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Las Vegas Sands Plans New Project on Nassau Coliseum Site

The casino and resort giant from Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands, has begun working on its expansion plans. The company has submitted a bid to gain the rights to build a new tourism destination on the site of the Nassau Coliseum in downstate New York. The plans for building a new property include private funding, and the destination is expected to be…
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Las Vegas Sands Plans New Project on Nassau Coliseum Site
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Las Vegas Sands proposes multibillion dollar project on Nassau Coliseum site

Las Vegas Sands, the casino and resort company, has submitted a bid to build a privately-funded, multibillion dollar tourism destination on the site of the Nassau Coliseum, after striking a deal to become the new tenants on the county-owned property, officials confirmed to Newsday. Officials with knowledge of the proposal, which would include a…
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Blakeman endorses a potential casino at the Nassau Hub

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said Friday that he supports a full-scale casino coming to the Nassau Hub, though he wants nongambling activity to dominate any potential development project. "It's got to be primarily an entertainment center and hospitality business with the casino as an ancillary use there … I think that an entertainment…
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Blakeman endorses a potential casino at the Nassau Hub
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