Nassau County approves lease for casino at Veterans Memorial Coliseum

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Nassau County lawmakers voted to approve the lease of the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.

The lease for the land will go to Las Vegas Sands, who will still need to obtain its casino license from New York State.

In a long-term lease deal, the next step would be a vote to build one of the nation’s largest casinos on 80 acres of property in Uniondale.

"We are grateful to the Nassau County Legislature for approving the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum lease today in near unanimous votes of 19-0 and 18-1. With these vote, the 400+ employees and management of the Coliseum will sleep better at night knowing their jobs are safe.  We are also deeply grateful to the many hundreds of supporters and community leaders that have turned out to share their voice on this project and the opportunities it holds."