Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Kathy Hochul made an executive order barring the state from contracting a firm with business in Russia. The Hard Rock Cafe’s association with Russia may cost it a NYC casino license. Kathy Hochul last year issued an executive order barring any state entity from contracting with a firm doing business in Russia shortly after strongman President Vladmir Putin’s military invaded Ukraine. The ubiquitous Hard Rock brand - founded by Americans in London in 1971 and purchased by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 2007 - has long been expected to announce its application for a license, potentially with Mets owner Steve Cohen, to build a casino next to CitiField in Willets Point, Queens.īut it has not yet done so, and sources close to the bidding process say it’s because of the Russia connection to the theme-bar/restaurant and casino chain. Gaming operator Seminole Hard Rock’s highly anticipated bid for a New York City casino license has been complicated by its business ties to Russia, sources told The Post. Jay-Z begs New York to choose him over others for Times Square casino Ramos blocks Cohen’s casino bid next to Mets ballparkĮx-Hofstra prez’s role in picking new casino sites is ‘conflict of interest’: critics Oakland A’s strike deal to move to new 30,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas
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