New York Marks Record Sports Betting Revenue In January

New York Sportsbook

New York’s four sports betting facilities posted a state record for revenue in January 2021 with a recorded $3.570 million in GGR. Rivers Casino and Resort brought in the most revenue with $1.429 million. The new wave of interest in NY sports betting is fueling … Read more

New York Sportsbooks Sees A Surge In Revenue For December

Rivers Casino

New York sports betting has grown exponentially from their December 2019 revenue figures to those seen in December 2020. The nine months of the current fiscal year has seen a total of $8.8 million in revenue for sportsbooks, even with the mandatory shutdowns that lasted … Read more

Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino Begins Sports Betting

Buffalo Creek Casino

The Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino is announcing new sports betting venture on Friday. Sports gambling was approved in NY back in 2013 via voter referendum. NY is big on diverse sports and is the home of many professional sports teams. BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Seneca … Read more

New York Sports Betting Revenue Plummets 41% In November

New York Sports Betting Revenue Down

Only the four commercial casinos in upstate New York report their sportsbook’s gross gaming revenue. The state’s four commercial casinos only generated $1.3 million in gross gaming revenue for November as opposed to $2.2 million generated in October. Mobile sports betting was not legalized during … Read more

NY Sports Betting And Gambling Study To Begin Next Month

Spectrum Gaming Group

Spectrum Gaming Group will study the implications of opening new casinos around New York City as well as expanding current sports wagering operations. A draft of Spectrum Gaming Group’s report will be due to the New York Gaming Commission by April 1. The expansion of … Read more

August Shows Increase In Revenue At New York Sportsbooks

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The state of New York is currently doing a case study on sports wagering that will also include mobile options. The interest in New York sports betting has increased greatly. The state has both tribal and commericial casinos open for business. NEW YORK – August … Read more

Tioga Downs Set To Open New York’s Second Sportsbook Friday

fanduel Tioga Sportsbook Open July 19th

The FanDuel Sportsbook at Tioga Downs is slated to launch Friday afternoon. FanDuel is hoping to replicate the success of its New Jersey Meadowlands sportsbook in New York. With no online component, FanDuel has gone all-in on its Tioga Downs sports betting lounge. NEW YORK … Read more

Racinos And Casinos Racing To Launch First NY Sportsbooks This Week

Rivers Casino Sportsbook

Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady will be the first sportsbook to launch in the state of New York. Tioga Downs Casino Resort is set to start accepting sports wagers on Wednesday. Sports betting in New York is restricted to land-based establishments, as mobile betting was … Read more

Stars Group, Akwesasne Mohawk Team Up For New York Sports Betting

Stars Group

The Stars Group and the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort have teamed up to offer on-site and online sports betting. This is the second such tribal sportsbook deal in New York. Retail NY sports betting could launch within weeks at commercial and tribal casinos. NEW YORK … Read more

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Names New Sportsbook Manager

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Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is expected to launch a retail sportsbook later this Summer. Hal Wafer has previously held positions with the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Caesars Horseshoe Tunica, and BetAmerica. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The upcoming sportsbook at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady looks … Read more

New York Mobile Sports Betting Comes To Halt, Dies In Committee

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Sports betting in New York was officially approved at four-upstate casinos in 2013 via voter referendum and regulations for them were set in June of 2019. The NY constitution requires any gambling expansion in the state to be approved via voter referendum. New York sports … Read more

Tioga Downs Hopes To Offer New York Sports Betting By NFL Season

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Tioga Downs was originally approved to offer sports betting via voter referendum in 2013. Tioga Downs hosts famous harness stake races such as Empire Breeders Classic and the New York Sire Stakes. The sportsbook at Tioga Downs will be operated by FanDuel. NICHOLS, N.Y. – … Read more