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Resorts World New York City is planning what would be the first brick-and-mortar poker room within New York City limits, bringing casino poker to its Queens property near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The room is expected to open before the end of the year.

PokerNews reported that multiple sources expected a December launch, while a post on the r/poker subreddit put the date at Dec. 17. Resorts World New York City’s public-relations department did not respond to the outlet’s inquiries.

The Reddit post claimed the room would begin with 30 tables and use a 10% rake capped at $10. This would be above the standard rake in much of the United States, although it is in line with some large Northeast cardrooms. Borgata’s $1/$3 game in Atlantic City, for comparison, takes 10% up to a $6 cap.

The planned cardroom would follow Resorts World’s April expansion into a full casino with live table games. NBC New York reported that the April 28 opening included more than 200 live-dealer games and more than 2,500 slot machines, with blackjack, craps, baccarat and roulette among the offerings. The casino operates next to Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

For city players, a casino cardroom would remove the long drives that previously were required for traditional poker rooms. Those trips helped support destinations including Borgata, the former Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, and Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

New York City nevertheless had a longstanding poker culture during the years when casinos were illegal in the city. The now-dissolved Mayfair Club was among its best-known underground clubs, and Stu Ungar, Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington were members. The 1998 film “Rounders” also centered on underground New York City poker games.

If the reported Dec. 17 target holds, Resorts World New York City would open the city’s first casino-based poker room before year-end.