This Week's Gambling News: May 3, 2024

This Week's Gambling News: May 3, 2024

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

Highlights:
• New York makes changes to sports betting in state budget, cuts funds to address problem gambling
• Cayuga Nation sues NYS Gaming Commission and Jackpocket over "unlawful” gaming activity on reservation land
• Nassau County, following judge's order, to resubmit plans for Sands casino lease at Coliseum site
• Race horse deaths prompt questions about future of racing
• Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga to discuss intersection of sports wagering and horse betting, July 12-14, 2024

Bennett Liebman

Government Law Center

May 3, 2024

Casinos

Cayuga Nation sues state Gaming Commission and Jackpocket over gaming (pechanga.net)

Rising Star: Saratoga Casino Hotel in New York Captures Growing Interest (bestinslot.co)

Seneca Resorts & Casino properties top annual Hotels List - Buffalo Business First (bizjournals.com)

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (GLPI) Q1 2024 Earnings: A Close Look at Financial ... (yahoo.com)

Casino revenue is up statewide but down in Sullivan | The River Reporter

City Council Votes to Approve Gaming Facility Text Amendment - CityLand (citylandnyc.org)

Sands official rips NY for slow-walking state gaming licenses for 3 casinos (nypost.com)

Nassau County, following judge's order, to resubmit plans for Sands casino lease at Coliseum site - Newsday

Nassau County says it will rework its lease approval process in effort to build resort and casino (news12.com)

Nassau County to Redo Lease Approval in Bid to Help Sands (casino.org)

Nassau County Pushes for Casino at Nassau Coliseum Site - Tunf News

Las Vegas Sands CEO Blasts New York Casino Licensing Delay (usbets.com)

New York: County says it will rework its lease approval process in effort to build Sands resort and casino — CDC Gaming Reports

Las Vegas Sands Reworking New York Land Deal With Nassau County (playny.com)

Related's Stephen Ross is spending big to transform South Florida | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Jake's 58 gambling, legalized pot and LI teacher salaries - Newsday

Facing headwinds, Mets owner launches new casino strategy - POLITICO

No Pesky Lawmaker Will Stand Between Steve Cohen and His Casino Dream - Hell Gate (hellgatenyc.com)

Resorts World Linked to Cash Stolen from Shohei Ohtani: Report (casino.org)

Report: Millions stolen from Shohei Ohtani funneled through Resorts World (news3lv.com)

Clash Over Casino: Civic Leaders Criticize $12B Hudson Yards Project, Cite Housing Issue - The Jewish Voice

Nevada gaming regulators file complaint against embattled casino exec - The Nevada Independent

Nevada commission files complaint against former Resorts World chief Sibella (igamingbusiness.com)

New Jersey Casinos See New York As A Major Threat To Revenue (newsbreak.com)

Genting Promises $1 Billion in Taxes to New York State for New License - Casino Free Games (jeux-gratuits-fr.casino)

Nevada GCB Files Complaint Against Ex-MGM President Sibella (sportshandle.com)

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter 'funneled series of $500,000 payments through Las Vegas and California casinos to pay his illegal bookie' after stealing $16m to fund his gambling addiction | Daily Mail Online

Oregon tribe's casino bid sparks furor over what land they call home - Jornal Txopela

Why 2 PNW tribes oppose a Tri-Cities casino plan | The Seattle Times

The Future of US Native Casinos: Regulations and Opportunities | Branded Voices | Advertise (nativenewsonline.net)

New North Jersey Casino Could Be Coming Soon (gambling.com)

Sports Betting

New York Sports Betting Futures and Legislative Updates | | victoriaadvocate.com

NY Sports Betting: Recent Changes to the Budget | Point Spreads

New York’s Online Sports Betting Handle Surges 109% Week-Over-Week (covers.com)

DraftKings Has Record $27 Million Weekly Haul In New York (sportshandle.com)

New York Sports Betting – Is Sports Betting Legal In NY? – Forbes Betting

DraftKings Takes the Cake in New York in a Single Week - GamblingNews

New York’s Online Sports Betting Handle Surges 109% Week-Over-Week (covers.com)

Iowa baseball gambling investigation: Latest news as Hawkeyes players suspended after 'potential violation' (msn.com)

Tainted Iowa Sports Betting Probe Leads Student-Athletes To File Federal Suit - Legal Sports Report

Sport gambling probe draws lawsuits from Iowa, ISU athletes (desmoinesregister.com)Where Sports Betting is Legal: Legislative Tracker for All U.S. States (sportsbookreview.com)

DraftKings Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Former VIP Head - Legal Sports Report

Caesars CEO Concerned Federal Sports Betting Regulation Possible - Legal Sports Report

Colorado voters may be asked to send more sports betting money to water projects (coloradosun.com)

The State of Sports Betting - The Georgetown Voice

Roger Goodell tries to reconcile the NFL's embrace of sports betting - NBC Sports

Which States Will Legalize Online Sports Betting In 2024? Ballot Push Makes Missouri Favorite (bookies.com)

Bill Targets Credit Card Funding For PA Sports Betting, iGaming Accounts - Legal Sports Report

Penn would survive without ESPN Bet, says Truist report - Finance - iGB (igamingbusiness.com)

March Madness was a huge payday for legal online sportsbooks—but even more so for illegal platforms, which attracted $4.3 billion in bets (aol.com)

Multiple US states considering new betting restrictions (igamingbusiness.com)

Gamblers will have to wait for online betting and sports wagering as Lamont administration says it’s working out the details (aol.com)

FanDuel Picks NY Over London for Primary Listing (pymnts.com)

Flutter Entertainment shareholders approve New York relocation - ReadWrite

DraftKings Gets Big Court Win In Case Against Fanatics (sportshandle.com)

Massachusetts Considering Ban on Bonuses Unrelated to Sports Betting (sportsbettingdime.com)

Internet Gambling

CB4 Letter Blasts Proposed Zoning Changes For Possible $12 Billion Hudson Yards Casino (westsidespirit.com)

Village Idiot Pub to open at the OTB Racing Forum in Hauppauge (greaterlongisland.com)

5 Unique Innovations in Online Gambling in 2024 (washingtoncitypaper.com)

Breaking Sports Monopoly Could Be Key to Florida iGaming Effort (bonus.com)

Blurred Lines: The Ongoing Battle Between iLottery and iGaming | The Legal Intelligencer (law.com)

Caesars To Launch New Online Casino By End Of 2024 (playmichigan.com)

Impact Of Online Casinos In Other States Provide Differing Opinions For NY (playny.com)

Addabbo Believes Legal New York Online Casinos Inevitable (bonus.com)

Problem Gambling

'Don't Regret the Bet' Offers Michigan Gamblers Help (bonus.com)

NY Lawmakers Pass On Funding Bump For Responsible Gambling (playny.com)

NY Budget Cuts Props for Future Awards, Problem Gambling Funds - GGB News

‘Light touch’ financial checks for online gamblers coming into force from August | Evening Standard

Racing

Stewart's teams up with NYRA again to offer NYRA Bets Cards (stewartsshops.com)

Total handle falls 28.1 percent at Aqueduct spring meet (drf.com)

Samantha Randazzo Out As Jockey Club Steward At New York Racing Association Tracks - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

Franco, Rice Capture Aqueduct Spring Titles - BloodHorse

Three Kills in NY Yesterday, Including Two at Aqueduct in First Five Races – Horseracing Wrongs

Non-track activities to do in Saratoga Springs during Belmont (timesunion.com)

Saratoga Springs gears up for Belmont stakes with a week-long festival and economic boom (cbs6albany.com)

Belmont on Broadway event announced for Saratoga | News | dailygazette.com

Odds long and worsening daily for Belmont dining reservations (timesunion.com)

Rivers to sponsor Saratoga Race Course, Belmont race | News | dailygazette.com

NYRA, Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Announce Partnership (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

NYRA, Rivers Casino and Resort announce partnership (news10.com)

Belmont 2024: Saratoga Springs plans weeklong event - Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com)

From Majesty to Frailty: Why Are So Many Horses Breaking Down? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

NY Times, FX Investigation Into Racing Fails To Break New Ground (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Flatter: New film critical of racing has familiar clunk to it (horseracingnation.com)

A New Times Documentary Asks: Why Are So Many Racehorses Dying? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Broken Horses’ Hulu Documentary Review: Stream It Or Skip It? (decider.com)

The 7 biggest takeaways from "Broken Horses," the New York Times' unsettling horse-racing exposé | Salon.com

Horseracing is deadly to the athletes that make it a sport | Lexington Herald Leader (kentucky.com)

Churchill Downs results in Q1 please analysts — CDC Gaming Reports

Have we learned nothing in the last century? - Harnesslink

Kentucky Derby: Uncertainty of vet exam conclusions add to stress of waiting for race day (drf.com)

Kentucky Derby 2024 picks: The six factors that past winners have in common - The Athletic

Kentucky Derby 'Unique' Asset With Added Focus On Milestone, Betting - Legal Sports Report

Making a Good Surface Better at Churchill Downs - BloodHorse

Horse Owners Sue Camarero, Puerto Rico Commission over 'Negligent, Intentional' Indifference to Track Safety (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Saffie Joseph Jr. seeks Kentucky Derby victory after 2023 horse deaths (courier-journal.com)

New Mexico withheld from betting on 150th Kentucky Derby (koat.com)

Churchill Downs, horse racing industry striving for improved safety ahead of Kentucky Derby - Newsday

Kentucky Derby 2024: Mike Repole & Todd Pletcher have favorite | Lexington Herald Leader

2024 Kentucky Derby: How owners made it to Churchill Downs | Lexington Herald Leader

A year later, still trying to make sense of Churchill Downs deaths - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Historical Kentucky Derby Handle Influenced By Tech, Economy (usbets.com)

Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga on X: "Top Sports Book Executives to Discuss the Intersection of Sports Wagering and Horse Betting at the Racing and Gaming Conference at Saratoga, July 12-14, 2024 More here: https://t.co/nKxuc44hY7 #sportbetting #HorseRacing #racingandgamingSaratoga https://t.co/MPAHHrDhAw" / X (twitter.com)

The Big Picture Presented By Excel Equine: Is HISA's Whip Rule The Answer? - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority discusses reforms on eve of Kentucky Derby | WAMC

Deaths at the Kentucky Derby bring changes ahead of the 150th edition at Churchill Downs - The Washington Post

Churchill Downs makes safety changes for 2024 Kentucky Derby | Lexington Herald Leader

Other Gambling

New Jersey And Union Seek Dismissal Of Smoking Ban Lawsuit (playusa.com)

Dave & Buster's to let players bet against each other on arcade games (nbcnews.com)

Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples | Ars Technica

Dave and Busters Will Begin Allowing Customers To Bet On Their Arcade Games Like Pop-A-Shot And Skee-Ball | Barstool Sports

Dave & Buster’s to Allow Betting on Arcade Games - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

New York Resident Now A Million Dollars Richer With Mega Millions (wibx950.com)

Caesars Misses Q1 Forecasts, Net Revenue Drops to $2.7B (gamingtoday.com)

Blockchain Technology: Transforming The Gambling Industry In New York | The Bronx Daily | Bronx.com

IBAS discusses potential government-assigned gambling ombudsman position (gamblinginsider.com)