This Week's Gambling News: Dec. 28, 2023

This Week's Gambling News: Dec. 28, 2023

A digest featuring the latest news in gambling in New York State and beyond.

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center at Albany Law School

 

Downstate Casinos

Fundraising hosts for mayor looking for city business (ny1.com)

Community Board Rips Adams Plan to Have Casino Pitches Bypass Them | THE CITY — NYC News

NYC Community Boards Disapprove Casino Fast-Tracking Proposal - Casino Reports - Canada Casino News

NYC Mayor Proposes Amendment To Help Downstate NY Casinos (playny.com)

Field of Light Now Glows on East Side Building Site Where Soloviev Hopes to Build a Casino (ourtownny.com)

Community Board Rejects Fast-Track Planning for Casino in Hell’s Kitchen (w42st.com)

Soloviev teaming up with Banyan Tree as hotel partner for casino pitch near United Nations (news12.com)

Field of Light, 19K flower-like sculptures, to illuminate vacant lot in Murray Hill, NYC - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)

Field of Light Now Glows on East Side Building Site Where Soloviev Hopes to Build a Casino (westsidespirit.com)

The 2023 Economic Development Power 100 - City & State New York (cityandstateny.com)

How Latest Court Ruling Affects Future Of Sands NY Casino (playny.com)

Hofstra University wins victory in Sands casino lawsuit - Newsday

Las Vegas Sand's Nassau Hub casino project hits legal roadblock | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com

Upstate Casinos

Central NY casino goes Hollywood for new movie featuring ‘Stranger Things’ actor - syracuse.com

Former Foxwoods exec hired by Seneca Gaming | Web Extra | niagara-gazette.com

Seneca Gaming taps Sebastian as new entertainment executive | News | oleantimesherald.com

WROTB's Erie County director resigns due to state law prohibiting 'party officials'; five 'public officials' can stay | The Batavian

Decisions, decisions. Future of its branches to be focus of WROTB deliberations; union seeks input | The Batavian

WROTB approves 4.5% raise for Batavia Downs employees | News | thedailynewsonline.com

New York Sports Gambling

Penn Said To Want To Bring ESPN Bet To New York (casino.org)

How PENN Could Get ESPN Bet Into NY Sports Betting World (playny.com)

Penn Entertainment Eyes New York Betting Market Entry - West Island Blog

Truist: Penn In Talks To Buy ESPN Bet Into New York - Legal Sports Report

DraftKings Voids Faulty NBA Wins For NY Sports Betting Users (playny.com)          

NY Sports Betting Hits Another Record High In November - Legal Sports Report

New York sees milestone surge in mobile sports betting with record $2.1 billion handle in November | Yogonet International

New York Witnesses Sportsbooks Achieve Third-Highest Weekly Revenue in History (covers.com)

The Socioeconomic Impact of Sports Betting on New York Communities – River Journal Online – News for Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Ossining, Briarcliff Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and Peekskill

New York Reports Top-Three Lucrative Sports Betting Week Since 2021 (sportsbettingdime.com)                                                                                              

FanDuel Lobbies Against Stricter RG Regulations in New York (lineups.com)

National Sports Gambling

New Jersey casinos take in record $1.62 billion in sports betting revenue in November - CBS Philadelphia (cbsnews.com)

Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey - Newsday

BETMGM AND NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP EXTENSION (prnewswire.com)

Could Florida Someday Surpass New York Sports Betting? - Legal Sports Report

Florida vs. New York: The Battle for Sports Betting Dominance | Watch (msn.com)

Vermont officials outline rules for upcoming legalized online sports betting | WAMC

Get A Grip -- The Week In Sports Betting: Fanatics Branching Out (sportshandle.com)

A Look Back, A Look Ahead For FanDuel And DraftKings (sportshandle.com)

Business By The Books: DraftKings Feels No ESPN Bet Bite Yet- Legal Sports Report

Evolution of daily fantasy sports: A deep dive into market growth, challenges (azpbs.org)

Schuetz: Not All Content For Sports Bettors Is Created Equal (sportshandle.com)

ESPN Bet growing sports betting market by attracting women customers: analyst — CDC Gaming Reports

MobileSportsBettingTF_121523_FINAL (ms.gov) Mississippi Report

Could ESPN BET Offer A Watch And Bet Function In The Future? (sportshandle.com)

Capitals, Wizards Move Could Change DC Sports Betting - Legal Sports Report

Entain gambles on board seat for activist (thetimes.co.uk)

Major gambling firms caught enabling illegal in-play sports bets in Australia | Gambling | The Guardian

Looking Ahead To 2024's Sports Betting Candidates (substack.com)          

Legalized sports betting continued to grow in 2023, though some significant states remain resistant | AP News

Sporticast 306: Micro-Betting Is the Future. But Just How Micro? (yahoo.com)

Sports Betting Industry Finally Predatory Enough To Make Money | Defector

New York Horse Racing

Gaming Commission Will Not Allow Appeals in Great White Way Stakes (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

New York Denies Appeal of Brick Ambush DQ - BloodHorse

N.Y. Gaming Commission won't hear appeals of disqualification (drf.com)

NYRA Stewards Explain Controversial NYSS Decision - BloodHorse

IT WASN’T AN ALLUMEUSE REBOOT BUT NYRA STEWARDS DEMOTE THE WRONG NEW YORK BRED – Horse Race Insider

Community reacts to Belmont Stakes move | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com

Saratoga Springs businesses and officials react to the coming 2024 Belmont Stakes | WAMC

Trainer Dutrow says El Capi will bypass Jerome Stakes (drf.com)

Now you can own a part of the disappearing Belmont Park - Horse Racing Nation

Belmont Park is soon offering ice skating to all | Herald Community Newspapers | www.liherald.com

Big A isn’t headed into the sunset yet | | qchron.com

The Week in Review: Graded Stakes Committee Shows NYRA No Love (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Belmont Stakes to Relocate to Saratoga Race Course for Renovations in 2024 (citylife.capetown)

National Horse Racing

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority names four to Horsemen’s Advisory Group (drf.com)

Drug Testing Under HISA: When Uniformity and Variability Collide (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Fewer Graded Races, Net Loss Of Four Grade I Events For 2024 (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

NY Governor signs legislation to prevent horse slaughtering - HarnesslinkShelter vs Indiana Racing Commission; not a pretty story - Harnesslink

Hochul signs law banning the slaughter of all equines for food (timesunion.com)

On National Day of the Horse, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Prevent Equine Cruelty | Governor Kathy Hochul (ny.gov)

Politics Stay Pitched, Northville Downs Relocation Prospects Dim (mibets.com)

John Shear, beloved Santa Anita paddock captain, dies at 102 - Horse Racing Nation

Report: Amid HISA suits, West Virginia trims 2024 racing dates - Horse Racing Nation

The Science of Horse Racing: Understanding the Equine Mind | TwinSpires

FX, NY Times Documentary 'Broken Horses' to Air in 2024 - BloodHorse

Problem Gambling

Responsible Gambling (buffalonews.com)

Colleges Face Gambling Addiction Among Students as Sports Betting Spreads - The Good Men Project

Only one in 200 problem gamblers in England get specialist treatment | Gambling | The Guardian

Other Gambling

Casinos are still smoking, because of craven politics | Editorial - nj.com

Former New York State Police sergeant avoid prison time after pleading guilty to tipping off illegal gambling ring in Rochester | WHAM (13wham.com)

New Jersey Posts Record $171.6 Million In Online Casino Revenue (usbets.com)

New York, Maryland Seen As Likeliest '24 Online Casino Adopters (usbets.com)

Betting and Gaming horizon scanning: UK regulatory roadmap: Winter 2023 edition - Lexology

Steve: Friess: Will Competitive eSports Rule The iGaming World? (playusa.com)

Re-ratings and M&A: Gambling stocks roll the dice on 2024 - Investors' Chronicle (investorschronicle.co.uk)