Nassau legislature approves lease for potential $6 billion casino-resort

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Nassau legislators approved County Executive Bruce Blakeman's request to grant a 42-year lease to Las Vegas Sands, the Nevada-based corporation hoping to build a $6 billion casino-resort on the site of the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum. Credit: Vincent Matula; Photo Credit: The Sands Corp.