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

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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

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

Resorts World Catskills To Open 7th NY Sportsbook This Week

Sportsbook 360 at Resorts World Catskills Grand Opening

Resorts World Catskills was one of four casinos granted permission to open a sportsbook in New York through a state-wide 2013 voter referendum. IGT and Betgenius will power the sportsbook at Resorts World Catskills. Sportsbook 360 at Resorts World Catskills is the closest N.Y. sportsbook … Read more

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

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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

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

Resorts World Catskills Prepares For Sportsbook Launch

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Resorts World Catskills originally opened in February of 2018 and is owned by Empire Resorts. The casino was originally approved via voter referendum to offer sports betting in 2013. Resorts World Catskills is expected to officially open their sportsbook to the public sometime during the … Read more

New York Gaming Commission Finalizes Regulations, Upstate Sportsbooks Inch Closer

New York State Gaming Commission

The New York Gaming Commission’s new regulations will have to be published in the State Register before they can approve a casino’s sports betting license. Through a 2013 voter referendum, NY sports betting was approved to take place in four upstate casinos and tribal casinos. … Read more

Slot Machines A Surprising Casualty As New York Sports Betting Approaches

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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