This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Lieber Updates Recusal Terms

Days after News exposé, Lieber updated recusal terms with MTA on casino bids, records show (nydailynews.com)

Skepticism over East Side Casino

Skepticism and ‘Blood Money’ Jeers on the East Side as Casino Reps Present Plan | THE CITY — NYC News

Lengthy Bidding Process for Downstate Casinos

Lengthy bidding process for New York’s downstate casinos nears next phase - Albany Business Review (bizjournals.com)

News Odds for Casinos

New Year, New Odds For Downstate New York Casino Projects (playny.com)

Bally’s Replaces Trump Name

Bally's name replacing Trump on Bronx golf course (nypost.com)

Cohen Team Gears Up

Cohen team gears up for casino bid | | qchron.com

Strong December for Upstate Casinos

Retail NY Casinos Upstate Post Second-Best December Revenue (playny.com)

Unionizing the Upstate Casinos

Highlight Reel | Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (EN) (hotelworkers.org)

IGaming Back for NY  Legislative Term

New York Legislature Puts iGaming Back on the Table (covers.com)

Addabbo Files New Online Casino Bill

Senator Addabbo files fresh online casino bill in New York | EGR North America | US and Canadian online real-money and social gaming industry insight

New York IGaming Back on Track

New York iGaming Back on Track in 2024 (gamingtoday.com)

Industry trade Group Backs IGaming

Industry Trade Group Releases Ad Calling For iCasino In New York (usbets.com)

New York IGaming Political Ads Coming

New York iGaming Political Ad Launched by Sportsbook Firms (casino.org)

Record December for NY Sportsbooks

NY Sportsbooks Close Out 2023 With Record-Setting December (playny.com)

Will NY Add Sports Futures?

Will New York Add Award Futures To Sports Betting Menus? - Legal Sports Report

Mo Sophomore Slump for BT Sports Betting

No Sophomore Slump For New York Mobile Sports Betting In 2023 (sportshandle.com)

Bad sports Bettors in America

Is America Lousy With Bad Sports Bettors? (sportshandle.com)

TV Networks Living Off  Sportsbook Ads

Media Notebook: TV Networks Living Off Sportsbook Ad Spend (sportshandle.com)

Daily Fantasy and Pick’Em Games

Daily Fantasy Sports Battle Over Pick'Em Games Is LSR's Top Story Of 2023 - Legal Sports Report

Sports Betting Continues to Surge

US Mobile Sports Betting Continues to Surge in 2023 (gamingtoday.com)

Fixed-Odd and NY Horse Racing

NY Bill Would Allow Fixed-Odds Wagering on Horse Racing - BloodHorse

NYRA Handle Dropped 5%

NYRA handle dropped 5 percent in 2023 (drf.com)

Stronach to Turn Over Pimlico

Stronach to turn over Pimlico Race Course to the state - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Corrigan and HISA

Corrigan: `I Did Reach Out' to HISA (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Horse Racing Subsidy in Pa.

Pa. horse racing industry gets $198M taxpayer subsidy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Horse Racing Subsidy in NJ

New Jersey legislature signs off on purse subsidy extension through 2029 (drf.com)

Las Vegas Remains a Leader

As gaming grows in the U.S., Las Vegas remains a leader - Las Vegas Sun News