By 
Jovana Vukovic ·
New York’s executive approval of a statewide sweepstakes ban ended an extended period of uncertainty and immediately reshaped a segment of the online gaming market. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature on…
By 
Filip Radulovic ·
A bill designed to fast-track the bidding process for three new downstate casino licenses in New York appears to have stalled, with an August 31, 2024, deadline now in jeopardy.…
By Filip Radulovic ·
New York’s mobile sports betting market saw a rise in revenue for July 2024, even as the total betting handle fell to its lowest level for the current fiscal year.…
By Filip Radulovic ·
The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board has extended the deadline for downstate casino bids to June 27, 2025. This decision comes even as a bill proposing an earlier…
By 
Casino News Daily ·
In April, the New York State Gaming Commission revealed a robust sports betting handle of nearly $1.97 billion, narrowly missing the $2 billion mark, marking the fourth time in history…
By 
Jonathan Reed ·
Joseph Addabbo, a state senator from New York, has introduced a new version of a bill that, if approved, would legalize online casino gaming and internet lottery in the Empire…
By Casino News Daily ·
The State of New York hit the nation-wide record as the total sports wagers placed through online operators totaled to more than $2 billion in October 2023. Such a handle…
By Filip Radulovic ·
As one old adage goes, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Another cautions that adding fuel to the fire only increases the heat. None we…
By 
Terry Davis ·
The fight to bring Las Vegas-style casino gambling to New York state culminated in a voter referendum allowing for seven licenses in 2013. The issue quieted down in the national…
By Terry Davis ·
The Atlanta Falcons have just moved to an overall record of 2 and 3 on the 2021 – 2022 NFL season right after outlasting the struggling New York Jets, who…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
As New York is faced with a $15 billion deficit, Governor Cuomo sees the need of new ways to bring income for the state. One of the high profit ideas…
By Terry Davis ·
Gambling advocates in the New York Legislature eye a new push for legal mobile betting and are optimistic that their renewed effort could gain traction this time after previous unsuccessful…
By Terry Davis ·
A New York private investment firm has been identified as the new owner of the ailing Boardwalk hotel and casino resort New York-based hedge fund Luxor Capital Group has been…
By Terry Davis ·
Oneida Nation reveals details about future sportsbooks as sports betting legalization debate gains momentum in New York The Oneida Indian Nation released on Tuesday renderings of th planned sportsbooks at…
By Robert Johnson ·
A new potential buyer of the shuttered Atlantic Club has emerged A New York-based real estate consulting firm has entered negotiations to buy the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in…
By Terry Davis ·
An airplane banner slamming the New York Jets’ recent deal with casino operator MGM Resorts International flew over the team’s home stadium on Sunday ahead of its game against the…
By Terry Davis ·
The Jets pen landmark deal with casino operator MGM Resorts International shortly after 888 advertising tie-up The New York Jets and MGM Resorts International today announced a “first-of-its-kind” integrated gaming…
By Terry Davis ·
Yet another NFL team joins forces with a casino operator as the league relaxes gambling advertising rules The New York Jets have penned a sponsorship deal with online gambling operator…
By Robert Johnson ·
The New York Jets are reportedly holding talks with some of New Jersey’s operational sportsbooks in a bid to find an official gambling sponsor for the 2018 NFL season, the…
By Robert Johnson ·
Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, Upstate New York welcomed 1.5 million casino patrons during its first year of operation, owners said on Monday. Rivers was the second commercial casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
The legalization of online poker in the state of New York seems to be back on the agenda, as members of the Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee passed overwhelmingly…
By Terry Davis ·
A gambling expert predicted back in 2014 that New York’s first commercial Las Vegas-style casinos would miss the ambitious gross gaming revenue projections they had put forward in a bid…
By Robert Johnson ·
Resorts World Catskills is on track to open doors in the spring of 2018, Ron Ochrym, the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Gaming Commission, said on Monday.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The Seneca Nation of Indians agreed to enter arbitration with the state of New York in an attempt to solve a prolonged dispute on whether the tribe’s three Western New…
By Robert Johnson ·
A private equity firm has reportedly proposed to buy Atlantic City’s shuttered Revel casino for the amount of $220 million. The Press of Atlantic City reported on Wednesday that Digital…
By Robert Johnson ·
Although many believed that 2017 may be the year when New York legalizes online poker, it now seems that proponents of the idea may have to wait until next year…
By Robert Johnson ·
The New York State commercial casino industry was officially established in early December 2016, when Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols was launched. Two more casinos swung doors open in the…
By Terry Davis ·
New York’s effort for the legalization of online poker has taken an unpleasant but not completely unexpected turn just a fortnight before the end of the state’s 2017 legislative session.…
By Robert Johnson ·
New York real estate developer Jeff Gural said at the East Coast Gaming Congress that he has remained optimistic about the eventual construction of a Las Vegas-style casino resort in…
By Terry Davis ·
An online poker bill will be considered in the New York State Senate, after it passed its final committee hurdle on Tuesday. Introduced in January, S 3898 calls for the…