This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Downstate Casinos

New York's big bet: The race to build a New York City casino (ny1.com)

Campaign Cash and Casinos

Campaign cash flows in casino fight (ny1.com) Local Opposition to Casinos

Casino companies face serious community opposition (ny1.com)

Three Casinos Up for Grabs

Three Downstate Casino Licenses are Up for Grabs: Everything You Need To Know (gothamgazette.com)

Senecas Seek Compact

ARMSTRONG: Seneca Nation seeks fair gaming compact | Opinion | niagara-gazette.com

Hochul Recuses from Seneca Deal

Gov. Hochul recuses herself from Seneca casino compact talks (buffalonews.com)

iGaming in New York

Legal New York iGaming a matter of when, not if (qns.com)

Billionaires Want NY Casinos

Billionaires Vie for New York’s Coveted Casino License (curbed.com)

Steve Cohen and the Parking Lots

Mets Owner Playing Hardball with Parking Lots for Future Soccer Stadium - THE CITY

Sands in Court

$4 Billion Las Vegas Sands NY Casino Project Heads To Court (playny.com)

Sands’ Nassau Coliseum Lease

New Nassau County Coliseum lease - Newsday

Garden City Against Sands

Garden City Mayor Thinks Nassau Casino Deal 'Worse Than Bad Idea' | Garden City, NY Patch

Lottery Moves Down the block

New York Lottery moving to new office building in downtown Schenectady - Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com)

Jay-Z Wants Times Square, Jay-Z begs New York to choose him for Times Square casino (nypost.com)

Stuart Rabinowitz Alleged Conflict

Stuart Rabinowitz's role in selecting new casinos a 'conflict' (nypost.com)

Jay-Z’s Open Letter

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Publishes Open Letter in Casino Bid – Rolling Stone

Vernon Downs Wants Tax Relief

Vernon Downs owner says track/racino will close without tax break (timesunion.com)

Saving Vernon Downs

Set to Close: Vernon Downs Casino & Hotel in danger of closing; seeks $2 million in tax relief – Oneida Dispatch

Resorts World Casino: A proven community partner and the right choice for a full-scale casino license – QNS.com

NY Times and Betting Backlash

First came the sports betting boom. Now comes the backlash (startribune.com)

Looking Back at PASPA

Looking Back At The Improbable Repeal Of PASPA (gambling.com)

Pletcher and the Forte Delays

Pletcher attorney requested Forte hearing be delayed until after Triple Crown (drf.com)

Bob Baffert Kvetches

Bob Baffert talks Preakness return, accusations of doping: ‘They just hung me out to dry’ - The Athletic

Fanatics and PointsBet

Fanatics to Buy PointsBet’s U.S. Arm, Accelerating Betting Push – Sportico.com

Casino Buffet Workers v. Resorts World

Casino's buffet workers win revival of lawsuit over abrupt layoffs | Reuters

Jockey Club on HISA

Jockey Club boss addresses "mistruths" over new horse racing act - Horsetalk.co.nz

USTA on the Jockey Club

An open letter to The Jockey Club from the USTA – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)

Fun With Fraud and Sports Betting

Man bragged 'fraud is fun' before allegedly hacking website (nypost.com)The latest on Saffie Joseph in New York - Past The Wire

Former Sergeant Found Guilty of Tipping

Western District of New York | Former NYSP Sergeant Pleads Guilty To Tipping Off Target Of Gambling Investigation | United States Department of Justice

Fixed Odds and Horseracing

Launch of fixed-odds app for horseracing marks a first for the US | Racing Post

The Gold Rush in Sports Betting

Post-PASPA: An Oral History Of The U.S. Sports Betting Gold Rush (sportshandle.com)