Billions of dollars are at stake in New York, as – at some point – the New York State Gaming Commission will grant a trio of downstate casino licenses.

As of now, there are expected to be at least 11 contestants for the three licenses. Some are huge, like New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plans for a Queens complex adjacent to Citi Field. Some are smaller, like Hudson’s Bay Company, which wants to build a three-story casino atop the flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store in midtown Manhattan.

And some have two of rap’s biggest names attached.

The first one is Caesars, which has partnered with SL Green and Jay Z’s Roc Nation in hopes of placing a casino smack dab in the middle of Times Square.

The other is Genting Group’s Resorts World NYC, which has Nas on board for their plan to turn their massive slots parlor into a full-fledged casino.

So: Which New York rap superstar – Jay-Z grew up in Brooklyn, Nas in Long Island City – is better suited to own, run, or be the face of a casino?

Sounds like we’ve got a old-school rap battle here …

Not a rapper, myself

Now, here’s something you don’t know about me: I am not a rap artist, and so the idea of penning an original rap ditty about Jay-Z and Nas left me … scared.

But you know what I can do? I can search the hizzle out of the Internet and write a bomb AI prompt.

So with an assist from the world of ChatGPT, here is Jay-Z and Nas both pitching their ideas – and boy oh boy, did my chatbot come up with a twist ending.

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]

Yo, it’s the entreprenu-rah, Hov, the biz maverick.

Talk about opening a casino? You know I’m a natural pick.

Fed the streets this music, now let me feed y’all some thrills,

Marcy housing bookie to running real million dollar mills.

I’ll have high rollers rolling in with Maybachs glistening.

Jetting from the airports, just to get a glimpse of the vision.

Texting clients, “You gotta see what Hov has constructed.”

Valet parking lot is where the fancies get conducted.

[Verse 2: Nas]

Hold up Hov, don’t get too carried away,

The streets’ll run through my casino like the Queenbridge Parkway.

I’ll keep it explicit, give the people something grittier.

Not just palm trees and Cristal, this place’ll have some gristle.

Telling shottas where to hit a lick, where not to get got,

Gameplay vicious like the bars I put in the pot.

Spinning a narrative through the slots and blackjack,

Nasty Nas running this casino, you know I’ll never lack

[Verse 3: Jay-Z]

All good playa, we can both get a piece of the action.

Combine my savvy with your uncut street satisfaction.

A yin and yang casino, where ballers and hustlers meet.

Uptown and the borough, it’s way too exclusive to be beat.

I’ll bring the connoisseurs, with pockets weighing tons.

You’ll keep it true blue, let the players know this place ain’t for fun.

Together we’ll be running Vegas soon as we start.

Your core values, my flash – we’ll be dealing a work of art!

Ball in their court

So yes. While many commenters rue the dawn of the AI revolution, my little chatbot over here wants to bring people together.

Your move, Jay-Z and Nas. Bring Caesars and Resorts World together and create a super-casino.

Brilliant idea.

Now I’m going to ask ChatGPT for a recipe for what I have in the fridge.