A Bad Hand or a Good One?

A push by the deep-pocketed Las Vegas Sands Corporation to build a casino and entertainment complex in Long Island, N.Y., has riled leaders of a nearby college who say the development would harm their students and the region. But the outspoken stance taken by Hofstra University’s president and trustees against the proposed multibillion-dollar project is not shared by leaders of neighboring Nassau Community College and Long Island University, who have “agreed in principle” with casino project representatives to expand academic programs in hospitality and culinary arts. The community college also is partnering with the developers to serve as a workforce training hub.