An appeals judge stayed the decision at the county’s request while the ruling was appealed.īut the awarded lease is now invalid, the decision says, and Nassau County planning officials must begin new hearings with the county legislature and vote again to approve it. “We are grateful that Hofstra University was among those who closely monitored the land allocation process and took legal action,” said Allison O’Brien Silva, a representative of the Say No to the Casino Civic Association, a nonpartisan group of Nassau County residents against the Sands’ development proposal. The decision by New York Supreme Court Justice Sarika Kapoor was seen as a victory for Hofstra University, a casino opponent whose campus is adjacent to the 80 acres that Sands wants to use for his project. The Long Island, New York, community group opposing Las Vegas Sands’ efforts to build a $5 billion gaming resort complex in Nassau County welcomed a judge’s decision last week approving a 99th -year lease agreement with the gaming company was invalidated by the local government. If a colleague or employee has sent you this newsletter by email, we would be pleased to receive the email Click here to sign up and get your own copy Indy gaming in your inbox. Good morning and welcome to Indy gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming topics here and abroad and how events relate to Nevada.
