Casino Syndicator Michael J. Malik Buys $5.4 Million NYC Penthouse

In Deed! Gambling Mogul on the Waterfront
The New York Observer
4.27.10

The Rushmore

80 Riverside Blvd, PH4A 

New York, NY 10069

--Casino mogul Michael J. Malik, who has been a leading proponent of the legalization of gambling and of building gambling halls, has bought a $5,362,187.64 apartment at The Rushmore at 80 Riverside Boulevard. The penthouse apartment did not appear to currently be on the market but was once listed for $7.3 million. The Michigan-based entrepreneur has also tried to develop a casino in the Hamptons, it has not yet been successful.

Penthouse 4A: 3,056 ft²; 10.5 rooms - 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths; doorman, garage, pool, club, Sundeck; btwn W. 63rd & W. 64th Sts.  Further details at EasyStreet.com

NYC Property Deed

Two Bills Allowing Gambling in Hawaii Fail; Detroiters Actively Lobbied for Passage

From the League of Women Voters May 2010 Newsletter | Anti-Gambling Update

Anti-Gambling Results

May 2010

In February, two bills [HB 2251 & HB 2759] strongly supported by gambling interests came up for public hearing at the Legislature. After lively testimony and discussion, both bills were deferred.

Along with the Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling and other community and native Hawaiian groups, LWV’s Jean Aoki testified against the measures. John Radcliffe, an industry spokesperson from Michigan, spoke in favor of the bills, saying the casinos would generate jobs and increased revenue for the state.

One bill would have permitted a single casino in a county with more than 500,000 residents. The second would have allowed casinos on Hawaiian Homelands. As it turned out, both bills were dead. Nor did other gambling bills come forward.