NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked in an isolated corner of Queens, next to the thoroughbreds of Aqueduct and under the seemingly constant roar of jets from nearby Kennedy Airport, sits what has quietly become the most successful racetrack casino in the world.

Resorts World Casino, built three years ago, took in nearly $800 million in revenue last year from 12 million gamblers who streamed in by car, shuttle bus and a subway stop on the A train.

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