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New York Furthers COVID-19 Recovery Efforts as Casino Capacities Increase

It’s beginning to look more and more like the US is finally starting to put COVID-19 in its rear-view mirror. As coronavirus vaccines continue to be rolled out and more is understood about how the virus is transmitted, outbreaks are being brought under control and economies are starting to be put back together. The latest […]
New York Furthers COVID-19 Recovery Efforts as Casino Capacities Increase
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Seneca Nation Wants a Court to Decide if New York Casino Compact is Still Valid

A treaty from 1794, signed by George Washington, might play a role in resolving an ongoing conflict between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York State. The two have been fighting over the validity of a gaming compact that was first introduced in 2002, but which may – or may not – have expired […]
Seneca Nation Wants a Court to Decide if New York Casino Compact is Still Valid
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Sports

Online Sports Gambling Now Officially Part of New York’s Landscape

Soon, it’s going to be possible to place a sports bet on a smartphone while enjoying a show on Broadway. New York is now officially an online sports gambling state after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on the state’s budget for the new fiscal year this past Monday. It was a signature that probably should […]
Online Sports Gambling Now Officially Part of New York’s Landscape
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Delaware North Sells Long Island Casino to Suffolk OTB

Suffolk OTB, officially known as the Suffolk County Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, has fulfilled a dream it had four years ago. In 2017, the company had plans to convert a Marriott hotel on Long Island to a casino, but there was just one problem – it had no money. The company was on the rebound […]
Delaware North Sells Long Island Casino to Suffolk OTB
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Recovered Problem Gambler Discusses NY Mobile Sports Betting

Recovered problem gambler, Carl Dellefav, discusses the potential dangers of mobile sports betting in New York should the activity be legalized. Is Problem Gambling a Risk to New York’s Mobile Betting Legalization? Now that New York is closer than ever to legalizing mobile sports betting, and possibly on terms that benefit independent stakeholders, a new […]
Recovered Problem Gambler Discusses NY Mobile Sports Betting
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New York FY 2022 Budget Provides for Mobile Sports Betting

New York is firmly on track to introduce mobile sports betting following the budget announcement made by the Office of Gov. Cuomo this week which provided some details regarding the economic model and the process. “Mobile sports betting will pass. It will generate $500m annually for youth sports education.” Gov. Cuomo Lottery-Type State-Run Model According […]
New York FY 2022 Budget Provides for Mobile Sports Betting
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Details of New York’s Budget Deal for Mobile Sports Gambling Released

New York legislators were busy yesterday putting together the final details of a new fiscal year’s budget. That budget includes provisions for revenue from mobile sports gambling, which has taken a long and circuitous route to come to the surface in the Empire State. Although the final framework for online sportsbooks still has to be developed, New Yorkers […]
Details of New York’s Budget Deal for Mobile Sports Gambling Released
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Oneida Nation Threatens New York with Suspension of Payments over Mobile Sports Gambling

The Oneida Nation has just raised the height of the hurdle New York State lawmakers must jump in order to introduce mobile sports gambling. It was already an inevitability that native Indian tribes with virtually exclusive gaming compacts in the state would make it difficult for New Yorkers to have access to virtual sportsbooks, but […]
Oneida Nation Threatens New York with Suspension of Payments over Mobile Sports Gambling
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Online Sports Gambling in NY Has a Huge Hurdle to Jump Before Approval

New York State has made more progress with mobile sports gambling in two months than it has in two years, but there’s a huge obstacle in the path that is slowing things down. After repeatedly (and somewhat erroneously) arguing that sports gambling expansion couldn’t take place in the state without a change to the constitution, […]
Online Sports Gambling in NY Has a Huge Hurdle to Jump Before Approval
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NY State Senate Passes Problem Gambling Education Bill S4207

A bill that requires people on gambling self-exclusion lists in New York to attend problem gambling educational programs prior to their removal from the lists was referred to Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee having passed through State Senate. Problem Gambling Education Program Senate Bill S4207 introduced by Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, chair of the […]
NY State Senate Passes Problem Gambling Education Bill S4207