The three co-chairs sent a letter to Gov. The alliance staged a virtual news conference on Thursday featuring its co-chairs John Ravitz, executive vice president and COO of the Business Council of Westchester Lisa Sorin, president of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Thomas Carey, president of Westchester Putnam Central Labor Body. A recent state consultant's report found there could be revenue of $500-$800 M if Empire City and a Queens casino became full-scale and/or the state allowed for new casinos in NYC.Ī group of 32 businesses, community organizations and labor groups have come together under the banner “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” to support a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting for MGM's Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York. Created Thursday, “A Sure Bet for New York’s Future” urged state officials to start a process to allow the issuance of a full gaming license and access to mobile sports betting to Empire City this year instead of waiting until 2023.