Resorts World NYC to sponsor free fan destination for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Resorts World New York City has been named a sponsor of the NYNJ World Cup 26 Queens Group Stage HQ, a free fan destination at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. 

"Queens has been Resorts World's home since day one, and there's no better way to welcome the world to our borough than by giving our neighbors a free, front-row seat to the World Cup," Resorts World NYC SVP of Community Development Michelle Stoddart said. 

"This fan zone is about more than soccer, it's about bringing families together, supporting local small businesses and showing the millions of fans coming to New York exactly what makes this community special. We're proud to be a sponsor, and proud to keep doing what we've always done here: being a good neighbor."

Resorts World NYC will also co-sponsor the NYNJ World Cup 26 Queens Group Stage HQ’s opening concert, headlined by Nas, and donate 100 VIP tickets to local community organizations in New York. 

The fan destination offers live broadcasts of 2026 FIFA World Cup matches, local food vendors and community activations for residents and visitors. 

The New York commercial gaming property recently became the first casino with live table games in the Empire State during April 2026, also offering more than 2,500 slot machines to retail players.

On its newly renovated third floor, Resorts World NYC will add 1,250 new jobs and 950 table-game dealers, with numbers expected to grow to more than 2,700 workers by the summer of 2026. 

On June 5, New York legislators passed a new bill which transfers the tax payments submitted by commercial casinos from the state’s Gaming Commission to the New York Racing Association, following a deadlock between the regulator and Resorts World New York City.

The New York State Gaming Commission had previously determined Resorts World New York City owed the state $150m per year in horseracing subsidiaries.