This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Jake’s 58 Plans Expansion

Jake's 58 Casino Hotel on Long Island preparing for $210 million expansion - CBS New York (cbsnews.com)

Should Jake’s 58 Pay Property Taxes?

Jake's 58 should pay property taxes on hotel, land - Newsday

Zoning Changes for NYC Casinos

NYC casinos likely to get local greenlight as council votes on zoning change | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Zoning Changes and NYC Casinos

Zoning Change to Allow for NYC Casino Passes City Council – Commercial Observer

A NYC Casino with Affordable Housing

A NYC casino with affordable housing – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

A Mini-Casino for Nassau OTB

Nassau OTB hires Las Vegas consultant for planned mini-casino - Newsday

Genting as Casino Frontrunner

Genting frontrunner in clinching New York City casino licence | The Star

The Willets Point Casino Poll

Editorial: Willets Point Casino Poll …. Really? - Queens Ledger

Wynn Faces Pushback

Wynn New York City Casino Proposal Faces Community Pushback (playny.com)

LV Sands Disappointed in NY Delays

Las Vegas Sands CEO disappointed in New York licensing delays, interested in Thailand — CDC Gaming Reports

Is a Meadowlands Casino Coming?

Not only New York casinos threaten Atlantic City. Developer predicts Meadowlands casino is coming | AP News

Jeff Gural on a Meadowlands Casino

Casino in the Meadowlands? Rejected idea gets floated again (northjersey.com)

Gaming Commission Letter on Prop Betting

04.15.24.NCAALetter.pdf (ny.gov)

O’Dwywer Against Player Props

O'Dwyer: Nationwide Sports Betting Ban Of College Props 'Appropriate' (playny.com)

Cuomo Advisor Talks Sport Betting

LSR Q+A: Former Cuomo Advisor Talks NY Sports Betting Taxes- Legal Sports Report

FanDuel Leads the NY Pack

FanDuel Leads $42 Million Haul By New York Mobile Sportsbooks (sportshandle.com)

NBA Press Release

Jontay Porter banned from NBA for violating league's gaming rules | NBA.com

Lifetime Ban for Jontay Porter

Jontay Porter banned from NBA for life over gambling scandal (nypost.com)

Explaining the Jontay Porter Ban

The NBA’s lifetime ban of Jontay Porter over gambling, explained - Vox

Ohtani’s Exoneration

Ohtani’s Dizzying 3 Weeks End in Exoneration by Authorities - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Surprises in NJ Sports Betting

New Sports Betting Revenue Report Shows Some Surprises In NJ Hierarchy (playnj.com)

DraftKings Sued Over Risk-free Bet

DraftKings Sued Over ‘Risk-Free’ Bets That Were Anything But (bloomberglaw.com)

Caitlin Clark and Women’s Sports Betting

Caitlin Clark: A star on the horizon for women’s sports and sports betting — CDC Gaming Reports

The Belmont Park Reconstruction

EXCLUSIVE | Go inside the reconstruction of Belmont Park as historic track reinvents itself as a racing mecca | amNewYork (amny.com)

Racing Festiva Purses Unveiled

Belmont Stakes Racing Festival purse schedule unveiled – Saratogian

DraftKings and  NYRA

DraftKings Inks Deal With NYRA To Become Part Of 2024 Belmont Stakes (playny.com)

New Barn at Tioga Downs

Construction of new Tioga Downs barn almost complete | 870 AM 97.7FM News Talk WHCU (whcuradio.com)

Baffert Can’t Run in Derby

Judge says Bob Baffert-trained Muth can't run Kentucky Derby - ESPN

HISA and Constitutionality

HISA in battle for control over future of horse racing (courier-journal.com)

CHRB Denies Stay of Justify Decision

CHRB Denies Stay of Justify Decision, Will Entertain Appeal (thoroughbreddailynews.com)

IGaming Revenue Potential in NY

iGaming news | New York igaming could generate $18bn in revenue - study (intergameonline.com)