New York has regulated online sports betting, but lacks local options for online poker and casinos. A recent ban on the sweepstakes poker model has reduced locals’ options even further. However, a multi-year effort by Sen. Joseph Addabbo to bring online gambling to the state continues.
Big changes are coming to the Empire State’s retail casino scene. Up until now, the casino gaming in the New York City area has been restricted to slots only, while residents had to go to upstate tribal casinos or cross the border to New Jersey for poker and other games.
Now, the selection process for three downstate casino resorts is almost complete. Most or all of these are likely to include Las Vegas-caliber poker rooms right in the boroughs of NYC.
A Prospect Park, N.J., councilman was indicted on 18 charges related to an illegal gambling ring, part of ongoing operations by… Continue reading New Jersey City Councilman Anand Shah Indicted on Illegal Gambling, Organized Crime Charges
MGM sent shockwaves through the New York gambling market on Tuesday evening, announcing it had withdrawn its application for one… Continue reading MGM Withdraws New York Downstate Casino License Application in Last-Minute Surprise
The battle for the coveted Downstate New York casino licenses is close to an end, as a five-member Gaming Facility… Continue reading Deliberations Begin For Final Selection of New York Casino Licenses
Many sportsbooks place limits on winning bettors or even ban them entirely, but that common practice would be forbidden in… Continue reading Individual Limits on Sports Bets Would Be Eliminated Under Proposed New York Law
Two more New York City casino bids have advanced through community advisory council (CAC) votes, putting them in a possible… Continue reading 2 More NYC Casino Bids Advance Through Local Votes, Including Cohen’s Citi Field Plan
Resorts World New York City earned unanimous approval from a community advisory committee for its plan to upgrade its current… Continue reading Resorts World NYC Expansion Earns Unanimous Committee Approval, May Add Poker
A Monday vote from a community advisory committee rejected the proposed Freedom Plaza casino bid in the race for a… Continue reading No Casino in Manhattan: Last Bidder Freedom Plaza Voted Down
Odds for the Hard Rock Metropolitan Park proposal in New York are now looking favorable following the shutdown of the… Continue reading Odds Improve for Hard Rock Metropolitan Park Proposal With Caesars Out of the Way
The bid to create a Caesars Casino in the heart of Times Square appears to be dead in the water. A… Continue reading Caesars Times Square Casino Proposal Rejected by Community Advisory Committee
The wisdom of the markets was borne out last night as Zohran Mamdani managed an upset in the New York City Democratic… Continue reading Prediction Markets Correctly Predict Mamdani Victory in NYC Mayoral Primary
