Special Reports

Personality

Making a push for iGaming in the state Senate

A Q&A with state Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee Chair Joseph Addabbo Jr.

Place Your Bets, New York

Podcasts

Publishers Note: A look at ‘Place Your Bets, New York’

The new podcast coming in January will feature deep dives on regulation issues and future trends in New York’s casino and gaming industry, with hosts City & State Publisher Tom Allon and Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering.

Gambling

Policy

How New York stands to win big on downstate casino licensing

Experts at City & State’s “Who’s who in casinos and sports betting” discuss the latest on this new industry.

Policy

Policy

What’s on the state Legislature’s 2022 gambling agenda?

In a Q&A, Assembly Member J. Gary Pretlow discusses mobile sports betting and new downstate casinos.

Gambling

Opinion

Converting racetrack casinos will grow jobs

One of the ideas recently brought to my attention is Cuomo’s idea to accept proposals for three new gaming licenses in New York, which could pave the way for Resorts World New York City and Empire City in Yonkers to become full casinos with live table games and sports betting. Though I’m hardly suggesting gaming alone is the answer to the COVID-19 economic devastation, it is a good option already on the table.

Gambling

Policy

Poll: New Yorkers want online sports betting

A majority of New Yorkers polled said that adults should be allowed to legally place online sports bets in the state.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

Lawmakers continue push for mobile sports betting

Despite a proposal to make mobile sports betting legal falling short in budget talks, legislators want to pass a bill by June.

New York State

Politics

The big issues being left unresolved in Albany

New York's legislative session will end without resolution for many hot topics.

New York State

Politics

What to expect from the final week of the state legislative session

As the New York legislative session draws to a close, education, sports betting, and gun control remain unresolved.

Gambling

Politics

Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off

Marijuana reform, Letitia James for attorney general and a gamble pays off in this week’s political roundup.