This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Las Vegas Sands Lease Advances

Las Vegas Sands lease advances through Nassau legislative committee - Newsday

Hofstra v. Sands

Hofstra president Susan Poser debunks Sands casino as bad bet, urges local lawmakers to nix it (nypost.com)

Wall Street Questions NY Casinos

Wall Street Has Questions About Downstate New York Casinos (playny.com)

Support for the Steve Cohen Casino, Support Growing for Citi Field Casino Project in NYC (casinousa.com)

New York Mets Owner Steve Cohen Lobbies for Casino outside Citi Field in Queens | Dimers

Steve Cohen Bets on Casino

Mets Owner Cohen Bets on Council Backing for Citi Field Casino - THE CITY

Problem Gambling Event at Rivers Schenectady, » As New York expands casino industry, officials host problem gambling event at Schenectady’s Rivers (dailygazette.com)

A Light Show for the Midtown East Casino

Will This Light Show Help a Bid for a Coveted New York Casino License? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Senecas Want a Fair Compact

The Seneca Nation Seeks Public Support for a Fair Compact - GamblingNews

Jay-Z Wants a Times Square Casino

Jay-Z Plugs Times Square Casino Plans in Open Letter to NYC (tmz.com)

Swatting at Akwesasne

Akwesasne casino evacuated after ‘swatting’ incident | News | pressrepublican.com

Catskill OTB Survives

Catskill OTB survives state's closure threat to continue betting (timesunion.com)

Changes at Western OTB

Henry Wojtaszek responds to OTB changes, findings of lavish perks for board members | News 4 Buffalo (wivb.com)

Survival of Horse Racing

Is horse racing in America on its last legs? | The Economist

Survival of Horse Racing, At Churchill Downs, Humans Failed the Horses Again - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Survival of Horse Racing, Can Horse Racing Survive? | The New Yorker

Deaths in Horse Racing

Why are so many racing horses dying? - Vox

Securing the Funding for Belmont Park, Lobbying, Marketing Helped Secure NYRA's $455M Funding - BloodHorse

Who is at the Track, Half a Billion in the Bank — And Next to No One in… | New York Focus (nysfocus.com)

Forte Disqualified from Hopeful, Forte Disqualified From Hopeful; Connections Will Appeal (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

More on the Forte DQ

Trainer of Onetime Derby Favorite Is Disciplined in Doping Case - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Legalizing iGaming in New York, Can New York legalize iGaming in 2024? (elitesportsny.com)

Mobile Sportsbook Grows in NY in April

New York Mobile Sportsbooks Report Growth in April (casinoreviews.net)

Nearly $1 Billion in NY Dports Betting Revenue

NY Sports Betting Closing In On $1 Billion In State Tax Revenue (playny.com)

FanDuel and Draft Kings Lead in NYS

FanDuel, DraftKings lead New York sports wagering market (again) for April (gamblinginsider.com)

Effect of PointsBet Salei n NY, Effect Of PointsBet Sale On NY Sports Betting Landscape (playny.com)

Vermont to Legalize Sports Betting

Vermont Will Become Next State to Legalize Online Sports Betting (sportsbettingdime.com)

PASPA and Problem Betting

Interview With NCPG Keith Whyte 5 Year PASPA Anniversary (gambling.com)

Gambling and Campus Culture

Gambling's place in campus culture portends scandals to come | AP News

Americans Bet $220B on Sports, Americans bet $220B on sports in 5 years since legalization | AP News

Five Years of PASPA

PASPA Anniversary: How States Lost the Fear of Gambling

Progress of iGaming, The Slow but Steady Progress of iGaming in the U.S. (sportsbettingdime.com)

Monmouth Expanding Fixed Odds, Monmouth Meet Will Offer Expanded Opportunities for Fixed Odds Players (thoroughbreddailynews.com)