Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Resort Would Provide Broadway Bridge Jobs
Posted on: July 24, 2025, 08:06h.
Last updated on: July 24, 2025, 10:04h.
- Caesars Palace Times Square would provide temporary jobs to Broadway workers
- The bridge jobs could help Broadway performers and crew while between jobs
- Caesars Palace Times Square is a proposed $5.4 billion development
Officials with the proposed Caesars Palace Times Square development say the $5.4 billion casino resort would provide bridge jobs for Broadway workers when between gigs.
Caesars Palace Times Square, a joint proposal from Manhattan real estate giant SL Green, Caesars Entertainment, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, and Ticketmaster owner Live Nation Entertainment, revealed this week that it would be willing to offer temporary jobs to Broadway actors and crew workers while between shows.
Too often, actors and stage managers are forced to piece together work just to survive between productions,” said Al Vincent Jr, executive director of the Actors’ Equity Association. “This collaboration with Caesars Palace Times Square creates new opportunities for our members to support themselves without leaving their professional community. That’s the kind of responsive, community-oriented solution we need.”
Along with the Actors’ Equity Association, Caesars Palace Times Square is partnering with Local 802, a union that represents professional musicians in New York. Caesars, if its casino ambition comes to the Times Square stage, would conduct monthly job fairs for Broadway union members.
“Our musicians are the heartbeat of Broadway, but when a show closes or a tour ends, they’re often left in limbo,” said Robert Suttmann, Local 802 president. “These recurring job fairs will offer meaningful work that respects their skills, schedules, and dignity. We appreciate the Caesars Palace Times Square team’s willingness to meet with us directly and work on programs that directly benefit our members.”
Must the Casino Go On?
Allowing a multibillion-dollar casino resort in the heart of Times Square has divided much of Manhattan. That lends to the many interests in the immediate area surrounding 1515 Broadway, the longtime home of Viacom/CBS, owned by SL Green.
Caesars Palace Times Square is one of eight bids seeking one of the three available downstate New York casino licenses. If the plan is greenlit, it would become only the second casino facility deemed worthy by Caesars Entertainment to hold a Caesars Palace marquee.
Not everyone on Broadway thinks a Caesars casino would be a winning hand for the Theater District.
The No Times Square Casino Coalition has the support of numerous Broadway-related groups, including the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund), The Broadway League, The Shubert Organization, and Audience Awards. Several iconic restaurants are opposed as well, including Sardi’s and Joe Allen.
The would-be developers of Caesars Palace Times Square claim the gaming, hospitality, and entertainment destination would benefit the entire area with more than 3,000 construction positions, 3,800 permanent jobs, $7 billion in direct tax revenue during its first decade in business, and $26.7 billion in local economic activity during that same timeframe.
“Caesars Palace Times Square creates long-term demand far beyond its own supply — guests are expected to generate excess demand for more than 13 million meals annually at local restaurants, over 2,400 hotel rooms each night in surrounding hotels, and more than $800 million in incremental annual retail purchases,” the developers claim.
Casino Support
Along with the Actors’ Equity Association and Local 802, Caesars Palace Times Square is being supported by numerous construction and trades unions. The development has its historic restaurant partners, too, including Carmines, Junior’s, and Peter Luger.
Caesars Palace, like most other NYC casino bids, is in the early stages of review by its associated Community Advisory Committee. The CAC held its first meeting on Wednesday night.
For the New York Gaming Facility Location Board to review the bid, the Caesars application must receive a two-thirds majority support from the six-person CAC.
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I say nix the idea..this will ultimately have dire consequences and back fire..look at the state of Vegas..not truly a safe place for locals or tourists