Gambling in the USA

Sands to open casinos in New York and Rio

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December 19, 2018

Niji Narayan

Sands planning casinos in New York and Rio

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Las Vegas Sands is planning to open casinos in New York City and Rio de Janeiro, according to reports.

LVS has hired New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s former operations chief, Howard Glaser, as a consultant. He has already set up meetings between LVS officials and New York business leaders.

The company also brought on Kivvit, a lobbying firm with more of Cuomo’s former employees.

In Brazil, LVS is willing to invest $10bn into a Rio casino and the city’s mayor is asking President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro to allow it. Mayor Marcello Crivella met with CEO Sheldon Adelson, who told Crivella the casino would double tourism and create 50,000 jobs. Crivella said he’d like Bolsonaro to allow three or four of these casinos throughout Brazil.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.