This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

BIG Reveals a Casino Megaproject by UN

BIG unveils a megaproject next to the UN (archpaper.com)

Community Benefits in Cohen Casino

Queens Casino Backers Pledge $1B In Community Perks

Jessica Ramos Nearing Casino Decision

Queens Senator Nearing Decision On NY Casino Bid At Citi Field (playny.com)

Questions remain After Queens Casino Town Hall

Questions remain after casino town hall | | qchron.com

Wynnn Keeps NY in Crosshairs

Wynn Keeps New York In Crosshairs With Casino License Still Available (playny.com)

Don’t Gamble with Coney Island

Don’t gamble with Coney Island: The neighborhood does not need a casino (nydailynews.com)

Sweetening the Casino Deal

Casino companies are looking to sweeten the deal (ny1.com)

Casino Real Estate Shifts at Tioga

Casino real estate shifts with Tioga Downs sale (timesunion.com)

Gural Discusses Tioga’s Future

Gural discusses future of Tioga Downs (binghamtonhomepage.com)

Expansion for Oneida Casino

New hotel leads the way in $50 million expansion at Oneidas’ Point Place Casino - syracuse.com

Salary Increases at Western OTB

SCHEER: Raise 'em up: Public-sector salary increases abound in WNY | Opinion | niagara-gazette.com

Pretlow Introduces IGaming Companion Bill

Pretlow Introduces Companion New York Online Casino Bill (bonus.com)

ESPN Bet and the Hollywood Casino Question

ESPN Bet Enters New York, Raising Hollywood Casino Question (bonus.com)

IGaming and

Land-Based Casinos, iGaming Impact on Land-Based Casino • iDEA (ideagrowth.org)

ESPN Bet Coming to NY

ESPN Bet Is Coming To New York: What Penn Entertainment Investors, Sports Bettors Should Know (msn.com)

Penn Entertainment  with ESPN Bet Comes to NY

Penn Entertainment Gets New York Betting License for $25 Million – Sportico.com

ESPN Bet to Take Over Wynn bet

ESPN Bet swings big for New York market after $25 million WynnBet acquisition (nypost.com)

Record January Sports Betting Revenue for NY

Sports Betting In New York Generates Record $211M In January Revenue (playny.com)

PrizePicks Pays $25 Million Settlement

Report: PrizePicks To Pay $15 Million New York Settlement (sportshandle.com)

37% of Sports Betting Taxxes from NY

New York contributes over 37% of all US sports betting tax - ReadWrite

Record Sports Betting Handle in Nevada

Super Bowl LVIII Generates Record $185.6M Handle In Nevada (sportshandle.com)

All Weather Surfaces Committee at NYRA

NYRA's O'Rourke Chairs All-Weather Surfaces Committee (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

High Demand for Belmont Stakes Tickets

NYRA reports high demand for rare Saratoga Belmont Stakes - WNYT.com NewsChannel 13

More Drugs Is Never the Answer

Keeping Pace: 'More Drugs' Is Never The Right Answer In Horse Racing - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry

Wong to Appeal 2 Year Suspension

Wong Suspended Two Years and Fined $25,000, Says He'll Appeal (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

Burke Broken by Regulatory Fights

Burke broken by latest brush with officialdom: “It’s not enjoyable anymore” - Harnesslink

Impacts of Legalized Gambling in Conn

Impacts of Legalized Gambling in Connecticut