Mets Ownership Wanted to Open a Casino Next to Citi Field

Instead, the company was awarded 23 acres to build a $3 billion entertainment complex. From the New York Post:

“The submission that included a gaming use was quickly dismissed as unviable,” a spokesman with the city’s Economic Development Corp. told the Post. “A different plan is now moving through the approvals process for a project that will create a dynamic new destination, hundreds of units of affordable housing, and thousands of jobs.”

That whole “illegal” thing really threw an unfortunate hitch into the mix. Imagine a giant casino next to Citi Field? Such a disastrously hilarious scenario would make the stadium’s massive, rowdy bar, McFaddeen’s, look like a stuffy, black tie affair. But there is still hope for fascinating debauchery, as Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature are in the process of bringing legalized casino gambling to New York.

[via New York Post]