Hard Rock Considering Two NYC-area Casinos 8 Miles Apart

In this Jan. 16, 2020 photo, Jim Allen, chairman of the Hard Rock gambling and entertainment company, speaks during an employee meeting at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, Allen said Hard Rock is interested in building a casino in New York, even as it maintains its plans to build one in northern New Jersey, which would be 8 miles from Manhattan. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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By Associated Press

October 27, 2021 at 5:35 PM UTC

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Atlantic City, N.J. (AP) -- Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward with a plan to build another one in northern New Jersey, about 8 miles away.

Jim Allen, chairperson of the global gambling, entertainment and hospitality company owned by Florida's Seminole Indian tribe, said Tuesday that Hard Rock will submit an expression of interest to New York officials by the Dec. 10 deadline.