This story was reported by Timothy Bolger, Ben Brachfeld, Jada Camille, Aidan Graham, Carlotta Mohamed, Dean Moses, Bill Parry, Aliya Schneider, Robbie Sequeira and Ethan Stark-Miller. It was edited by Christian Murray and Robert Pozarycki.
New Yorkers are bearing witness to a World Series of Poker-style showdown featuring ten bids involving some of the biggest names in real estate and gaming for three highly-coveted full casino licenses.