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The New York casino announced the addition of more than 1,000 new games to its gaming floor, the sixth largest casino floor in the country and the largest in the MGM Resorts portfolio.

Local charitable organizations have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, cash, and in-kind donations, as well as employee volunteer hours, since the acquisition by MGM.

The New York property announced the 2023 racing schedule and its new leadership team taking the reins at the historic 124-year-old half-mile harness track.

Here, we take a look at the top 10 land-based jackpot wins of this past year as we prepare to move into 2023.

The former employee will serve as the Community Affairs Manager for the MGM Resorts establishment.

Walter, a Yonkers native, recently hit a $925,488 jackpot with a $20 bet on the IGT Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars slot machine.

In addition to winning Best Casino in the Best of Racino Awards, readers voted Empire City to the top spot in the categories of Friendliest Racino, Best Variety of Slots/VLTs, Best Race & Sports Book and Best Online Racing.

The New York casino will offer discounts to Mlife Veteran cardholders from 8-12 November as a part of a larger promotional effort offered throughout the country at MGM Resorts properties.

The northeast entertainment destination was acquired by MGM Resorts in January 2019 and boasts the sixth largest gaming floor in the country, representing the largest in the MGM Resorts portfolio.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday a new vaccination mandate for casinos, indoor dining, entertainment and other venues that will start today, 17 August.

While the Resorts World Las Vegas stole many of the headlines in recent weeks, we have plenty if other openings and expansions to report on from across the U.S. since our last edition.

MGM Resorts invested $500,000 in the regrading and reconstruction of Yonkers Raceway, the first renovation at the track since 2006.

Starting 9 June, Fans will be permitted trackside with a limited capacity to ensure social distancing requirements can be maintained.

The New York property announced that the northeast entertainment destination will resume normal operating hours beginning Wednesday, 7 April, from 10 a.m. to 6 a.m.

The New York Senate has passed a bill on Monday that would bring mobile sports wagering to the state along with more land-based casinos.

Before getting into NFL bets, we have the WSOP’s Online Series Main Event champion, New York casinos starting to reopen, a new sportsbook hitting Las Vegas next year, and Intertops hosting a Time Travel contest.

Hosted, invitation-only access will be available to certain MLife members ahead of 21 September. Upon re-opening, there will be restrictions on capacity and food and beverage availability, per state regulation.

This will allow for the New York Night of Champions to proceed as scheduled on 12 September, which will showcase the best trotters and pacers bred in New York State.

Empire City Casino has announced it will extend its casino closure until further notice in accordance with the executive order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

On top of the $1 million crisis and disaster relief pledge, the company is donating the equivalent of 400,000 meals across the U.S.