{"id":290171,"date":"2023-09-18T15:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=290171"},"modified":"2023-09-18T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:51:19","slug":"ballys-starting-ferry-point-bus-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-starting-ferry-point-bus-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Bally\u2019s Looks for Bronx, N.Y. Goodwill with Ferry Point Shuttle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bally\u2019s is attempting to foster some goodwill in the New York City borough of the Bronx by starting a free shuttle bus service to the soon-to-be former Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point.<\/p>\n

\"Bally's
Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx, N.Y. Bally’s is starting a new “Bally’s Bus” service when it takes over operation of the course on Oct. 1. (Image: Golf Digest<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That\u2019s the golf course currently owned by the Trump Organization, former President Donald Trump\u2019s family business. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Bally\u2019s is acquiring the Trump Organization\u2019s lease<\/a> with New York City in hopes of eventually building a casino hotel on 17 acres of land there.<\/p>\n

Bally\u2019s takes over operation of the high-end public golf course on October 1. Financial terms of the regional casino operator\u2019s transaction with the Trump Organization weren\u2019t disclosed. But it\u2019s rumored to be worth tens of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

The 20-passenger, wheel-chair accessible Bally\u2019s Bus will be available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, running a loop about every 30 minutes,\u201d<\/strong> reported the New York<\/em> Post<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The idea for Bally\u2019s Bus came about following talks between the gaming company and local leaders, who see a need for more local transportation within the borough. Officials believe that such an offering could lure more visitors from other parts of New York City to the Bronx.<\/p>\n

Bally\u2019s Betting on Benevolence in New York<\/h2>\n

In addition to the Bally\u2019s Bus offering, the Rhode Island-based regional casino operator is promising to set aside 17 acres at Ferry Point to be returned to the New York Parks Department for public use.<\/p>\n

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Those are potentially shrewd moves in terms of garnering favor among the community and local politicians. But Bally\u2019s isn\u2019t a golf course operator, nor is it a public transit firm. Its objective at Ferry Point is not up for debate. It wants to build a casino hotel<\/a> on the property.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rumors regarding Bally\u2019s mulling a New York casino hotel date back to at least 2021<\/a>, and it\u2019s one of nearly a dozen operators vying for one of the three downstate casino permits regulators are expected to award sometime next year.<\/p>\n

Translation: Bally\u2019s is part of an intense competition to land a gaming permit in what\u2019s largely viewed as one of the last potential-laden, untapped markets in the U.S., and it\u2019s competing against the likes of Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International, and Wynn Resorts, among others.<\/p>\n

Bronx Cheers for Bally\u2019s Bus<\/h2>\n

Comments sections on media sites can often be revealing while providing some comedic relief, and the comments on the Post\u2019s<\/em> Bally\u2019s Bus article run that gamut.<\/p>\n

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Some commenters proclaimed that local leaders in the Bronx are \u201cselling out\u201d their constituents, while asserting that a casino in an economically challenged area will only harm locals. Others scoffed at the notion of Bronx tourism. Then there was the following doozy, courtesy of the screen name Fred Funkhauser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis will not end well. Disaster in the making. Who are they shuttling? How many people in the Bronx can afford to golf, let alone at a $200+ course? I give it a month before the driver is assaulted or robbed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bally\u2019s is attempting to foster some goodwill in the New York City borough of the Bronx by starting a free shuttle bus service to the soon-to-be former Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point. That\u2019s the golf course currently owned by the Trump Organization, former President Donald Trump\u2019s family business. 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