Resorts World to have major gaming expansion

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Resorts World Casino will install 1,000 new video lottery terminals (VLTs), according to Ozone Park Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder.

Goldfeder said the 2016 state budget, which passed last Friday in Albany, includes language authorizing the State Gaming Commission to license new VLTs at the casino. By adding 1,000 new terminals to the 5,000 already at Resorts World, the facility’s gaming capacity will increase by almost 20 percent.

“The revenues generated at Aqueduct provide hundreds of millions in funding for our local schools, and drive economic development throughout Queens,” Goldfeder said. “The addition of 1,000 new gaming slots is a major victory for our families that will ensure the casino and the racetrack’s success for years to come.”

No deadline was given for the installation of the VLTs, but the budget gives incentives to add new slots as soon as possible, Goldfeder said.

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