A Casino in Times Square? — Page 7

My timeline is filled with videos of empty casinos in Vegas. I'm not sure a casino in Times Square would be a success in the current environment. Younger people aren't in to casinos.

If 'real' casinos were allowed in NYC half the casinos in AC would close. I don't see it happening.

Coney island is a dead zone in the winter. That's why they should go if they go anywhere in the city. But I'd still be stupefied is they got a green light from Allbany.

When’s the last time you actually went to AC. it’s packed during the summer and they’ve built new casinos in recent years

BorisTomashevsky said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadway-Theatre-Marquees-To-Light-Up-In-Opposition-To-Proposed-Times-Square-Casino-20250812

The stagehands are gonna make bank that day! Oh, but dimming for recently-deceased community members is too expensive and too hard to co-ordinate."

They're not dimming, they're adding a message to advertisement package on the marquee.

Broadway61004 said:
Broadway producers (also): Let's charge $117 for balcony seats for a show called Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York" starring 2 actors that 99.999999% of the tourist crowd have never heard of."

There was a time when tourists had never heard of A Chorus Line, or Evita, or Phantom, or Cats, or, Les Mis, or Hamilton, or Hadestown.

A year ago no one had heard of Maybe Happy Ending.

If a show is good, it will gain an audience. Time will tell about this.

Whatever the next big hit will be, of this I am certain: no tourist has heard of it yet.

inception said: "Broadway61004 said:There was a time when tourists had never heard of A Chorus Line, or Evita, or Phantom, or Cats, or, Les Mis, orHamilton, or Hadestown.

A year ago no one had heard of Maybe Happy Ending.

If a show is good, it will gain an audience. Timewill tellabout this.

Whatever the next big hit will be, of this I am certain: no tourist has heard of it yet."

Les Mis was based off of an extremely popular novel, Evita had Lloyd Webber's name (who was already a huge hit with both the stage and film versions of JCS), Phantom had both a popular novel AND Lloyd Webber. Even Hamilton had Lin, who was already well established in the NY theatre community, and Chorus Line had both Donna McKechnie and Michael Bennett who were already established as well. And for every 1 Hadestown, there are 10 Dead Outlaws.

And let's not forget, MHE had Darren Criss. If you don't think the show's popularity (in terms of tourist ticket sales) wasn't largely due to him, just take one look at the sales when he's in vs when he's out.

To be clear, I'm in no way saying Strangers is a bad show or even that it shouldn't transfer. I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of theatre owners getting furious over a casino for the reason that it will take tourists away from their shows, yet simultaneously programming shows that are going to be near impossible sells to tourists.

Updated On: 8/14/25 at 08:41 AM

Not to be that guy, but I'm curious how much $$$ Wendell is getting for lobby for the casino people

Wait, it would take out the 45th Street Junior's? VOTE NO.

Updated On: 8/15/25 at 07:36 AM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "Not to be that guy, but I'm curious how much $$$Wendell is getting for lobby for the casino people"

$10 million to launch theNew York Coalition of Legacy Theatres of Color Fund. "The new fund will support theatres of color and provide direct investments to boost production, marketing, and awareness of New York’s legacy theatres of color—like the Billie Holiday Theatre, the New Heritage Theatre Group, the Black Spectrum Theatre, and The Negro Ensemble Company.""

But how much is he personally being paid for his private lobbying efforts?

Much of the Broadway Producers are putting on Broadway look like insipid Las Vegas Shows, They created this environment. Broadway IS becoming tacky and like Vegas, so why are they complaining when a Casino comes in?

Updated On: 8/15/25 at 01:40 PM

CurtainsUpat8 said: "Much of the Broadway Producers are putting on Broadway look like insipid Las Vegas Shows, They created this environment. Broadway IS becoming tacky and like Vegas, so why are they complaining when a Casino comes in?"

If you don't mind sharing, which Broadway shows have you seen lately that look like insipid Las Vegas Shows?

MezzA101 said: "Mamdani, Skeptical of Casinos, Won’t Try to Block Them in New York City

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/mamdani-casinos-nyc-mayor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f08.ykW-.2CYYyI9V43tq&smid=nytcore-android-share"

I hate the framing of the title as if he has any say in it.

Directly from the article linked:

“I’ve been open about my personal skepticism, and yet I also know this is the law,” he said. “The siting and the choices of which casinos will open, that pertains to the state.”

Mr. Mamdani would be hard-pressed to stop the expansion even if he tried. The state process for awarding up to three casino licenses is scheduled to come to a head later this year, before the next mayor takes office on Jan. 1. The amount of money, momentum and political capital behind the various proposals renders the arrival of casinos all but unstoppable, even if opponents succeed in scuttling individual applications.

Re the casino: the best Mamdami will be able to do, if he gets elected, is make sure that the casino(s) follow up in their financial obligations and promises to the city, and supporting the workers and their unions that contribute to the casino(s) to make sure they provide quality, high paying jobs for New Yorkers.

Updated On: 8/21/25 at 08:03 PM