This contravenes the city’s open meeting regulations if the allegations are true. It filed a case in April 2023 accusing the county’s officials of negotiating with Sands without involving the public.
However, Hofstra University opposes its proposed project. The county’s politicians from both divides and many vocals support Vegas Sands’ gaming interest in New York City. Still, it paid $54 million to Nassau County as the lease agreement states. Nassau Live Center, LLC, the previous leaseholder received $241 million from Sands earlier this year. The gaming operator disclosed in January that it would focus on acquiring a Nassau County gaming license. Nassau County lawmakers voted 17-1 in May 2023 giving Las Vegas Sands a 99-year lease to construct a gaming property. But a New York State Supreme Court justice annulled it on Thursday. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum made a lease transfer of Las Vegas Sands’ land to develop a $4 billion casino in Uniondale, New York.
