This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Soloviev Promises Housing

Developer Promises Affordable Housing if Granted N.Y.C. Casino License - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Soloviev Sweetens Proposal ,Soloviev Sweetens Casino Proposal with Affordable Housing (therealdeal.com)

Roc Nations Rolls the dice

Roc Nation Rolls the Dice in Hell’s Kitchen: Battle for a West Side Casino Heats Up (w42st.com)

Tracey Edwards Moves to Sands

Tracey Edwards resigns from state PSC for slot at Sands - Newsday

David Beckham Talks For Sands

David Beckham Talks Business Goals At Long Island Association Luncheon (longislandpress.com)

Sands Has Local Opposition, Las Vegas Sands Plans $4 Billion Resort Amid Local Opposition - West Island Blog

Steve Cohen Hopes for Casino

Mets owner Cohen hopes to build casino adjacent to Citi Field | Sports | romesentinel.com, AP

MTA Chief Accused of Potential Conflicts, MTA honcho dogged by allegations of more potential conflicts of interest involving real estate holdings (nydailynews.com)

MTA Chief and Self-Dealing

MTA Chief 'Self-Dealing' With Financial Ties To Downstate NY Casino Bid (playny.com)

Governor Signs Aid to Vernon Downs

Vernon Downs to stay open after bill is signed (uticaod.com)

COO Moves to Seneca Gaming

COO moves to Seneca Gaming to focus on strategic plan - Buffalo Business First (bizjournals.com)

delLago Honored at Ceremony

del Lago Resort & Casino among hotels and restaurants honored at Four Diamond ceremony (rochesterfirst.com)

Upstate Casino Revenue Dips Slightly, NY Casino Revenue Dips Slightly In September, On Par With 2022 (playny.com)

Sports Lounge at Turning Stone

New Sports Lounge Coming To Verona At Turning Stone Resort | The Bronx Daily | Bronx.com

New Coalition Forms on Seneca Compact, New coalition seeks fairness for workers at Batavia Downs, other casinos, in new Seneca gaming contract | The Batavian

Seneca Calls for Governor to Meet Seneca President, Senator George Borrello Calls for Governor Hochul to Meet Seneca Nation President Armstrong on Gaming Compact | NYSenate.gov

Risky Bets on Sports Gambling

Risky bets on gambling: New York wagers too much on the backs of addicts (nydailynews.com)

Problem Gambling Calls Up

New York Reports Gambling Revenues Are Up—And So Are Problem Gambling Calls (forbes.com)

Record Sports Betting Revenue in September

NY Sports Betting Rises To Record Revenue In September As NFL Returns - Legal Sports Report

Fanatics Approved for Sportsbook

Fanatics Approved for New York Sportsbook License (actionnetwork.com)

ESPNBet Prepares to Launch

ESPN Bet Could Launch In Mid-November, Source Says - Legal Sports Report

Disney Lifts Curtain on Sports Betting

Disney Lifts Curtain on ESPN Financials Amid TV's Uncertainties (frontofficesports.com)

Judge Dismisses Suit Against NYRA

Judge dismisses animal-rights group's lawsuit against $455M Belmont loan - Newsday

NYRA Purchases Sugar maple

NYRA purchases Sugar Maple Farm in Dutchess County (news10.com)

Western OTB Shells Out Millions

OTB shells out millions for lawyers and lobbyists - Investigative Post : Investigative Post

Jake’s 58 Forced to Close, Jake's 58 in Islandia forced to close casino after 'service interruption,' Suffolk OTB says - Newsday

Trainer Has 527 Violations

Why a trainer with 527 violations is still racing horses at Santa Anita (yahoo.com)

The Fifth Circuit and Horse Racing

Q and A With Lucinda Finley: A Lot Rests on Pending Fifth Circuit HISA Ruling (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Online Inevitable in New York?

G2E Experts: Online Casino Legalization Inevitable, Including NY (playny.com)