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
Sports betting has already been approved in New York for the four upstate commercial casinos. Mobile betting might require a change in the state’s constitution. Neighboring New Jersey has seen over three-fourths of betting action occur online. NEW YORK – Through four servers in upstate … Read more
Current New York sports betting legislation has only approved four upstate casinos No state with legal sports betting has allowed in-person stadium betting ALBANY, N.Y. – It has only been a little over a month since the New York State Gaming Commission gave preliminary approval … Read more
New York – A poll was recently conducted by Sienna College in New York and it shows that the state’s residents are evenly split when it comes to online sports betting. The question the poll asked was “the state is expected to soon allow for … Read more