This Week's Gambling News: March 22, 2024

This Week's Gambling News: March 22, 2024

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

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center

March 22, 2024

Featured:

NY Senate Committee Advances 3 Bills Addressing Problem Gambling (playny.com)

Addabbo Hosts Zoom Discussion Regarding Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder | NYSenate.gov

Addabbo Says New York Online Casino Won't Make State Budget (playusa.com)

New York iGaming Not Included in Senate Budget Proposal (sportsbettingdime.com)

NY Lawmakers Approve Advanced Imaging Technology Plan - BloodHorse

NYRA Seeks Partnership With Cornell That Would Enhance Equine Safety (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Casinos

Inside Oneida's $50M Upgrades To Expand Point Place Casino (playny.com)

Tioga Downs 'A Wonderful Asset' For New Casino Ownership Group (playny.com)

Batavia Downs Wants Betting Terminals In Buffalo-Area Businesses (playny.com)

Thomas Sanfratello dies in fight at New York's Batavia Downs casino - Washington Times

Turning Stone kicking off World Series of Poker circuit (localsyr.com)

High-yield investors are in for a treat with Suffolk Regional OTB bond deal | Bond Buyer

Proposal underway to enable casino development in New York City - POLITICO

Jay-Z, Nas, and ChatGPT Walk Into A Casino ... (usbets.com)

Jay Z details plan to open casino in New York's Times Square (yahoo.com)

Nas Joins Investment Efforts To Bring World's Largest Casino To Queens, NY | Essence

Hudson Yards casino plans unveiled – NBC New York

Related Companies unveil renderings of massive $12B NYC casino complex at Hudson Yards (nypost.com)

Related Releases Renderings For Proposed Wynn NYC Casino (playny.com)

New Renderings Revealed For Wynn Resorts At Phase Two Of Hudson Yards  - New York YIMBY

New Renderings Spark Renewed Discussion Around Hell’s Kitchen Casino Bids (w42st.com)

Stunning plans for $12bn skyscraper CASINO that would change iconic NY skyline forever…but only after a major law change | The US Sun (the-sun.com)

Wynn Resorts unveils renderings for colossal $12BILLION casino complex in Manhattan that features an 80-story tower dedicated to betting, a hotel and a 6-acre park on the Hudson | Daily Mail Online

See renderings of massive casino proposed for Hudson Yards (amny.com)

Wynn Resorts Releases Visual Plans for $12B New York Casino (sbcamericas.com)

Renderings Revealed for Hudson Yards Casino (therealdeal.com)

Hudson Yards $12 Billion Gambling Mecca Plan Unveiled by Developer and Casino Partner (ourtownny.com)

Hudson Yards casino plans unveiled – NBC New York

Wynn Resorts Unveils Full Plan For Its Proposed New York Casino (usbets.com)

Wynn New York City Casino Resort Renderings Released

Wynn Unveils Plans For $12 Billion Casino Complex In Hudson Yards (tdpelmedia.com)

Related, Wynn Unveil Plans for Casino Resort in New York’s Hudson Yards (costar.com)

Wynn Resorts Reveals $12bn New York City Casino Plans (vegasslotsonline.com)

Behold, ‘Hudson Yards West’: First look at proposed NYC casino (pix11.com)

Company Unveils $12 Billion Proposal for Casino at “Hudson Yards West” – La Voce di New York

Related releases renderings of Hudson Yards casino complex (6sqft.com)

MGM's Hornbuckle Bullish On New York, Open To UAE, Thailand (casino.org)

MGM asks for zoning change in preparation for possible award of full-casino license - Westfair Communications (westfaironline.com)

EXCLUSIVE | Coney Island casino developers unveil plans for public rooftop garden • Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island Unveils Rooftop Oasis in Casino Resort Bid - West Island Blog

Readers sound off on casino opposition, National Guard subway deployment and Pete Maravich (nydailynews.com)

Resorts World New York City unveils $5bn expansion proposal (focusgn.com)

Soloviev Group hires key appointment at Freedom Plaza, site considered for downstate full-scale casino license (news12.com)

Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders draw attention to high unemployment rate among Black New Yorkers, tout Steve Cohen’s casino plan (politicsny.com)

Sports Betting

Market Monitor: New York Sports Betting February 2024 | Poker Industry PRO

Suspicious betting patterns emerging in sports wagering now (nypost.com)

Analysis of New York Sports Betting Revenue Trends (wiscnews.com)

New York Sees Revenue Drop for Sports Betting in February 2024 (gamingtoday.com)

Decline in New York Gambling Revenue: February 2024 Update (pointspreads.com)

February sports betting revenue in New York drops again - iGaming Brazil

New York online sports betting handle dips to $1.77 billion in February | Yogonet International

New York's Sports Betting Revenue Takes a Dip in February - USiGamingHUB

New York Sportsbooks Total $131 Million In February Revenue (sportshandle.com)

Fanatics Sportsbook Has Up-and-Down First Two Weeks in New York (sportsbettingdime.com)

The Rise Of Sports Betting In America: A Closer Look At New York's Success | The American Reporter

New York Considers Further Opening Sports Wagers - BloodHorse

MGM CEO says BetMGM product shortcomings will be resolved via Angstrom acquisition - EGR North America

American adults expected to wager $2.7bn legally on March Madness - EGR North America

2024 NCAA men's basketball odds to win championship, final four - ESPN

ESPN Bet Improvements Focused On Parlays, Snowden Says - Legal Sports Report

Penn touts ESPN partnership as it strengthens sports betting offerings — CDC Gaming Reports

How To Avoid March Madness Betting Scams (sportshandle.com)

Industry Lucky It Was Gobert & Temple, Not LeBron & UNC (sportshandle.com)

DraftKings Wants Preliminary Injunction Against New Fanatics Employee - Legal Sports Report

Business By The Books: MGM Close To Acquiring Sports Betting Tech - Legal Sports Report

Louisiana lawmaker looks to ban gambling ads; some say it's a long shot to get traction — CDC Gaming Reports

New Jersey Sportsbooks Cool Off In February (sportshandle.com)

Kyle Long Makes First Bet At Wrigley Field’s DraftKings Sportsbook (sportshandle.com)

ThriveFantasy Funding Round Failure Means Company 'Probably Done' - Legal Sports Report

FanDuel Owner’s Lead Over Entain Is Getting Ever Wider - Bloomberg

Rebet Launches Free-to-Play Social Sportsbook | Business Wire

March Madness Brings on the Bets (ncsl.org)

FanDuel Owner’s Lead Over Entain Is Getting Ever Wider - Bloomberg

FanDuel vs. DraftKings - Which Sportsbook is Better in 2024? (covers.com)

New York Knicks Legend Bill Bradley: Legal Gambling is 'Scandal Waiting to Happen' - Sports Illustrated New York Knicks News, Analysis and More

It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games (nypost.com), AP

Betting Influencer Platform Winible Raises $6M From Inspired Capital, Ray Lewis (sportico.com)

20% of students use financial aid for betting, experts say (8newsnow.com)

Bally Bet Parent Gets Another Bid To Go Private - Legal Sports Report

Which States Have March Madness Betting Restrictions? - Legal Sports Report

Faces of Gaming: Joe Asher — From the newsstand and racetrack to sports-betting icon — CDC Gaming Reports

How a Vegas sportsbook set March Madness betting lines for 2024 NCAA Tournament | Sporting News

iGaming

Addabbo Says New York Online Casino Won't Make State Budget (playusa.com)

New York iGaming Not Included in Senate Budget Proposal (sportsbettingdime.com)

Maryland iGaming Bill Heading to Senate – HoneyMonkeyPineapple

BetMGM Online Casino Jackpot Continues To Shatter Records (usbets.com)

New Jersey: Internet gambling revenue continues to soar; in-person revenue? Not so much. — CDC Gaming Reports

Panel says New York, Maryland and maybe California could offer internet gambling soon — CDC Gaming Reports

Mapping the Expansion of Online Casinos in New York (theridgewoodblog.net)

Problem Gambling

NY Senate Committee Advances 3 Bills Addressing Problem Gambling (playny.com)

Addabbo Hosts Zoom Discussion Regarding Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder | NYSenate.gov

NY Senate Bill for Problem Gambling Treatment Funding Advances (bonus.com)

DraftKings Unveils My Stat Sheet, its Data-Driven RG Tool (bonus.com)

Hochul Designates March As Problem Gambling Awareness Month In New York (playny.com)

Horse Racing

Scheinman: They will not tear down Belmont Park memories (horseracingnation.com)

NYRA unveils architectural renderings for new Belmont Park project in US - GlobalData

NYRA Seeks Partnership With Cornell That Would Enhance Equine Safety (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Saratoga Season Passes On Sale March 20 (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

2-Year-Old Felled at Belmont – Horseracing Wrongs

NY Lawmakers Approve Advanced Imaging Technology Plan - BloodHorse

Duncker on Deterministic, Belmont Park's Future - BloodHorse

Populous designs new home for the Belmont Stakes in Long Island (archpaper.com)

NY Chaplaincy to Honor Len Green (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Longtime NYRA Racing Official Prunetti Dies at 77 - BloodHorse

Mike Prunetti, longtime NYRA employee, dies at 77 (drf.com)

Gyarmati surrenders trainer's license; NYRA revokes her stalls (drf.com)

Marylou Whitney's Saratoga home on sale for $16 million | News | dailygazette.com

Baffert takes undefeated Nysos out of training for 30 days (horseracingnation.com)

Groomer’s suit vs. Bob Baffert Racing stayed for mediation (audacy.com)

On Safety Side, HISA's Uniform Standards Critical - BloodHorse

'Punishing The Wrong People': Owner John Fanelli Frustrated By HISA Claiming Rules - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

ARCI head calls for "common sense" HISA reforms * The Racing Biz

Russell Williams Q&A on HISA and RHSA - Harnesslink

New ARCI Chair Calls For Unity And Suggests HISA Reform (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Keeping Pace: 'We Have 1950s Rules With 2023 Testing. It Just Doesn’t Work Anymore' - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

Officials Misinterpreted Rule in Deplane Situation - BloodHorse

Matanzas Creek Euthanized Following Santa Anita Allowance (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Open Letter to the Industry: Lisa Lazarus on Contamination (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Florida Legislature Extends Breeding And Racing Incentives, HISA Funding - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

Other Gambling

Bally's weighs buyout offer amid funding concerns for Chicago casino (chicagotribune.com)

Jackpots of 3 N.Y. draw games generate $63.9M (spectrumlocalnews.com)

From SPAC Dreams to Riviera Mirage: How Lottery.com Imploded (1) (bloomberglaw.com)

Atlantic City beach erosion: Ocean Casino Resort, Resorts and Hard Rock seek beach replenishment project – NBC New York

Winning Mega Millions, Powerball Sold In Upstate New York, NYC (hudsonvalleypost.com)

As Bally's troubles mount, City Hall has to make sure casino is a winning bet - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)

State lottery moves prizes to Newburgh casino - Mid Hudson News