It promises to be the second largest casino in the country -- but not everyone in the community is on board.
Nassau County residents and leaders gathered Thursday to protest plans to place the second-largest casino in the country right in the middle of their community.
Protesters say the proposed casino will be 400,000 square feet-the size of seven football fields -- and is estimated to bring in 23,000 visitors daily, which they say will overwhelm their neighborhood. Members of the Say No to the Casino Civic Association say they have built a broad, non-partisan coalition to fight handing over of the Nassau hub to Las Vegas Sands for nearly the next half century.
"What kind of environment are we creating for our future generations if we allow a casino corporation to manipulate 72 acres of prime Nassau County real estate into something that resembles a mini Atlantic City?" said East Meadow resident Liz McCoy.
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