The controversial plan to build a $6 billion Las Vegas Sands casino and resort complex on Long Island is moving forward after a major vote Monday.

Tension built inside the Nassau County legislative chambers all day, but lawmakers voted to transfer the 72-acre Nassau Coliseum property to Las Vegas Sands, which will protect current jobs there.

A second vote made the Nassau County Legislature the lead agency for an environmental review, which is expected to take six to eight months.

The project still has many hurdles to overcome before it can become a reality, but this vote begins the process.

There were dueling viewpoints the first time the Legislature voted “yes” to transfer the Coliseum lease to Las Vegas Sands.

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