Metropolitan Park embodies the spirit of New Yorkers to become the next great New York landmark. The park will be a year-round entertainment destination for the enjoyment of not only the people of Queens and the New York region but for international tourists as well. This reimagined space will bring together fans, neighbors, and visitors with 20 acres of new public park space, world class entertainment, and authentic global cuisine from local restaurateurs. Queens, NY (November 7) – Today, Steve Cohen and Queens community leaders unveiled Metropolitan Park, a vision to transform the 50 acres of asphalt around Citi Field into a revolutionary sports and entertainment park. $8 Billion Investment Will Produce Thousands of Local, Good Paying Jobs,Ģ0 Acres Public Park Space, 5 Acres Community Athletic Fields and Playground, Accessible Mass Transit Station, Climate-Ready Infrastructure, Queens Food Hall, and Year-round Live Music & Entertainment We've all participated in office pools and other major sporting events, like March Madness, and we're now getting a chance to bet here in the state,' said Neil Bluhm, co-founder and chairman of Rush Street Gaming, the parent company of Rivers Casino.Community Driven Vision to Transform 50 Acres of Parking Lots into a Sports and Entertainment Park Featuring Hard Rock People have been betting on sports since the first time somebody threw a ball into a field. 'The governor and the saw an opportunity to take an underground market, and make it legal, regulated, and produce taxes and jobs. The governor's office has estimated the state will collect up to $102 million a year in revenue from sports wagering taxes, which will be used to fund the state's capital construction program. JB Pritzker signed legislation to allow sports gambling in Illinois.

Olczyk, a colon cancer survivor, said if he wins that bet, all the money will go to colon cancer research at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.Īt least five other casinos and one racetrack in the state have applied to open sportsbooks in the eight months since Gov. CHICAGO (CBS) - Legal sports betting is now underway in Illinois, after Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened the state's first sportsbook on Monday.Ĭhicago Blackhawks announcer Eddie Olczyk placed the first official wager, putting down $100 on the White Sox to win the American League pennant at 16-to-1 odds.

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