Posts Tagged ‘New York’
Federal Bill Drawn Up For Mobile Sportsbooks On Tribal Grounds
House Resolution 4308 is a piece of Federal legislation that was introduced to the U.S. Congress on July 1. H.R. 4308 would like to change the language of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to allow for mobile sports betting on tribal grounds without any pushback that tribes could presently run into. There is no…
Read MoreNY And NJ Cut Social Establishment Hours For COVID-19 Concerns
New York and New Jersey will have new curfews and that will include the closing of casino kitchens and bars beginning at 10 p.m. every night. The spike of COVID-19 cases seen in both states has been the highest they’ve had since early summer, calling this the second wave of the Coronavirus. NEW YORK –…
Read MoreNew York Casinos Get Approval From Governor To Reopen This Week
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that commercial casinos in the state will able to reopen on Wednesday. The casinos of NY had been closed since March 16, when the official order came down to close all public businesses. New York was the very last state to allow commercial casinos to reopen following the COVID-19…
Read MoreNew York Court Declares Daily Fantasy Sports Unconstitutional
The New York Constitution bans games of chance that aren’t regulated by the state. Daily fantasy sports have been interpreted differently in different states. New York has mixed feelings about whether or not daily fantasy sports are considered gambling or not. NEW YORK – New York courts have been going back and forth about whether…
Read MoreOnline Poker Bill Has Been Filed In New York Again
NY SB 18 is a bill that has been filed in the New York Legislature that aims to legalize online poker. New York lawmakers are more than likely going to focus on sports betting in 2020. There have been many attempts to legalize online poker over the years but all have failed so far. ALBANY,…
Read MoreOver $72 Billion Is Spent A Year In Lottery Sales
New York spends the most money on lottery tickets. Massachusetts has the most amount of people playing the lottery. Data show that low-income people are typically who plays the lottery. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Americans all over the country are spending over $72 billion in lottery tickets a year. Data from the 2017 Annual Survey of…
Read MoreNY Judge Sides With The State, Orders Seneca Nation To Pay $255M
The Seneca Nation ceased making payments to the state in the spring of 2017, due to a lack of language in their compact with the state. An arbitration panel earlier this spring found that the Seneca Nation was not within their legal bounds to withhold casino payments to NY. The Seneca Nation has exclusivity of…
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