Sports betting revenue in New York could exceed $1 billion with mobile wagering. Annual revenue is projected to drop to $300 million should mobile betting no be approved. Governor Cuomo and legislators are unsure if a constitutional change is needed to add mobile wagering. ALBANY, … Read more
The New York Giants, New York Jets, and Buffalo Bills co-signed a testimony earlier this week. The plea involved giving a royalty to sports leagues for sports bets. The New York Giants and New York Jets play their home games at the Meadowlands in New … Read more
Sports Betting in New York was approved in 2013 via voter referendum. Current law only allows certain upstate and tribal casinos to host the activity. The Senate held a hearing on NY SB 17, which would legalize mobile sports wagering in New York. The 2019 … Read more
NY A 6113 (NY SB 17 in the Senate) will continue its discussion in a public hearing on Wednesday. Sports bets will be accepted at the tribal casinos and upstate commercial casinos. Sports betting in New York is expected to launch before the NFL season … Read more
In 2013 the New York Legislature authorized sports betting at four commercial casinos and the state’s tribal casinos but did not include provisions for mobile betting. Under the NY sports betting bill’s new amendments, mobile wagering would be strictly limited to be inside the facilities … Read more
Sports Betting at four upstate NY casinos was approved back in 2013, however, mobile sports betting was not included in that law. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes that the state will require mobile sports wagering to be approved via voter referendum. The 2019 legislative … Read more
Mobile sports betting looks dead for the 2019 legislative session after revenues are excluded from the NY state budget. Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicates that online sports wagering would require a public referendum. New York sports betting will be limited to four commercial upstate casino venues. … Read more
Upstate New York casinos are dumping slot machines to make room for legal sports betting. Sports wagering is scheduled to launch by early June in NY. New York will not offer mobile or online sports betting, opting to push traffic to struggling commercial casino venues. … Read more
Tioga Downs is converting their existing racebook area to a comprehensive sports betting hub. The renovations should be complete within the two-month “public review” window for New York’s sports betting laws. The Tioga Downs sportsbook will be operated by FanDuel. NICHOLS, N.Y. – Tioga Downs, … Read more
A 2013 voter referendum legalized four upstate casinos to offer sports betting. The release of the draft rules starts a 60-day review for public comments. The casinos are already acting on the groundwork to launch their sportsbook. NEW YORK – With the draft rules for … Read more
Buffalo Bills lobbyists are angling for live, in-game, in-stadium betting at New Era Field in Orchard Park. The Meadowlands sportsbook shows that on-site wagering is the future for NFL betting. ALBANY, N.Y. – Despite the NFL’s long-running insistence that sports wagering is detrimental to the … Read more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is against Internet-based sports betting for a variety of reasons. Cuomo’s primary argument against mobile betting seems to be financial, not moral. ALBANY, N.Y. – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo opposes online and mobile sports betting for a number of reasons. Offered … Read more