Casino protesters on Dec. 14 rallied one last time in Corona ahead of Monday’s NYS Gaming Commission Board vote, which will determine whether they will grant licenses to three casino operators, including Metropolitan Park proposed next to Citi Field in Flushing and spearheaded by billionaire Steve Cohen.
Over a hundred protesters gathered at Corona Plaza yesterday at 2 p.m. to demand the gaming commission deny the licenses over concerns of economic damage and exploitation of working class residents with gambling addictions. Previous reporting by QNS has detailed the obstructive consequences of gambling addiction not only on individuals in the Asian American community — which is more vulnerable to gambling addiction — but the community as a whole.
