This Week in New York Gambling News

By Bennett Liebman

Mohegan Sun Blamed for Ex-NYC official Kamal Bherwani blames Mohegan Sun for son's caught-on-video fentanyl death, demands NY reject casino bid (nypost.com)

Sands to Lese Nassau Coliseum

Nassau County Officials Approve 42-Year Lease For Sands New York (playny.com)

Inching Closer to a Sands Casino

Las Vegas Sands inches closer toward securing 42-year lease to operate Coliseum - Newsday

Local Approval for Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands gets local approval for NY casino site (igamingbusiness.com)

Sands Seems Content to Wait in NY

Las Vegas Sands Corp. continues to profit in Macao, Singapore | Casinos & Gaming | Business (reviewjournal.com)

West Side Pols Oppose High Line Casino

West Side pols oppose Hudson Yards casino they fear would 'alter' the High Line 'experience' (nypost.com)

High Line Could Derail Hudson Yards Casino

Related's Hudson Yards casino could be derailed by the High Line | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Lawmakers Against Hudson Yards Casino

Lawmakers Oppose Related’s Plan to Build Hudson Yards Casino – Commercial Observer

Broadway League Against Times Square Casino

Broadway League opposes casino bid for Times Square (nypost.com)

IATSE Against Times Square Casino

IATSE's New York Theater Locals Join the No Times Square Casino Coalition (broadwayworld.com)

Odds Improve for Times Square Casino

Odds rise for a Times Square casino as Hudson Yards' fall | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Marc Holliday Is Confident About Times Square Casino

SL Green CEO Marc Holliday on why his Times Square casino bid will win in the end | Crain's New York Business (crainsnewyork.com)

Improved US Prospects for Genting Casino

Improving US prospects leave Phillip Capital bullish on Genting Malaysia – IAG (asgam.com)

Who Can Run the Obstacle Course in NY? The NYC Casino Race Comes Down To Who Can Clear The Local Political Hurdles (bisnow.com)

Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Batavia Downs

OTB chairman to reporter: Recite the Pledge of Allegiance or leave : Investigative Post

National Trend  Based on NY’s Sports Betting Tax

New York's 51% Sports Betting Tax Sparks National Trend (sportsgrid.com)

NY’s Sports Betting Tax Won’t Be Lowered

Analyst: NY Sports Betting Tax 'Cannot Go Back Now' - Legal Sports Report

Huge Hold Rate for FanDuel

FanDuel Fuels N.Y.'s Superb Win Rate During Slow Betting Week (covers.com)

Sports Games as Casinos

When Sports Games Feel Like Casinos, Players Rarely Win - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Giving Bettors a Seat at the Table

Billy Walters, 'Spanky' Look To Give Bettors Seat At The Table (sportshandle.com)

The Wild World of No Bets

Betting tens of thousands to win hundreds: Inside the wild world of 'No' bets - ESPN

Sports Betting Gold at the Olympics

Speros: Olympics offer new betting gold (bostonherald.com)

Survey on Gambling Harm

A bombshell new survey is set to reignite the debate around gambling harm - but experts warn it's deeply flawed | Racing Post

Online Lottery in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Lottery Poised To Add Online Sales, Pending Gov (lotterygeeks.com)

New IGaming Model Legislation in the Works

Legal iGaming model legislation in the works (igamingbusiness.com)

Churchill Downs Rescinds Ban on Baffert

Churchill Downs rescinds horse trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension after more than 3 years - The Athletic (nytimes.com)

Flutter Head Calls for Changes in  Racing

Flutter Head Calls for Changes in English, Irish Racing - BloodHorse

Making the Punishment fi the Crime

View From The Eighth Pole: Make The Punishment Fit The Crime - Paulick Report | Shining Light on the Horse Industry