Empire City Casino has been cleared to vie in a shrunken field of competitors for a state license that would spur a $1.7 billion expansion of the Yonkers operation. A five-member committee that ...

Empire City Casino in Yonkers is vying for a highly coveted state license to add Vegas-style casino games, venue in the New York City area. If Empire City wins, local governments including Yonkers and ...

Two local casino — Resorts World in Queens and MGM’s Empire City in Yonkers — took key steps toward winning licenses to become full casinos Thursday with a pair of votes advancing them to the final ...

Resorts World’s Queens casino bid sailed through a crucial committee vote on Thursday, becoming the first proposal from within the five boroughs to make it to the last stage of the state’s casino ...

The downstate New York casino approval process is coming down to the wire. On Thursday, MGM Empire City in Yonkers is expected to do what three Manhattan proposals could not-- hit the jackpot. Video ...

YONKERS, NY — Plans for a new glitzy, Vegas-style, multi-billion dollar Empire City Casino in Yonkers, proposed by MGM Resorts, appear to have busted before ever drawing a card. On Tuesday, the gaming ...

Tony Aiello serves as a CBS News New York general assignment reporter with a focus on covering news and breaking stories in the Northern Suburbs. Community Advisory Councils in Yonkers and Queens have ...