In January, New York State will celebrate its first full calendar year, since the launch of its mobile sports betting market for private operators. And over the last several months, the sector saw a clear leader emerge in the face of FanDuel Sportsbook. Since the start of the local market, the sports betting giant has handled nearly half of the ...
On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, the leading third-party lottery app in the U.S., Jackpocket, announced that a New Yorker has won an excellent US$2 million via Mega Millions. The name of the winner is Giaminh D. who lives in Queens and shared that he if ever won a major lottery prize, he would donate a portion of it to charity. Now he gets to kee ...
New York City’s Building Commissioner Eric Ulrich has been involved in a gambling controversy. Just recently, the former councilman from Queens by questioned by the authorities as a part of an illegal gambling investigation. Mr. Ulrich was allegedly approached by investigators near his Rockaway Park home and his phone was seized via a search w ...
On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the New York State Gaming Commission announced that it has decided to award a casino license to the Kentucky-based company Churchill Downs. According to the regulator, the vote was unanimous and now the company that runs the prominent Kentucky Derby will get rights for a central New York casino license.
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The NYPD has finally taken measures against an outdoor casino in Lower Manhattan’s Columbus Park over the weekend. Prior to that several media outlets reported from the park that hundreds of middle-aged and elderly bettors gathered at the site and set up tents where they rolled high-money bets and were actively participating in unlawful gambli ...
A blackjack dealer working at Seneca Gaming Corporation’s Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Upstate New York has been taken to court. The employee in question is the 21 years-old Emily M. Torres from Lackawanna, NY, and she was accused of colluding with two patrons of the casino and allegedly aiding them to win several thousands of dollars by sho ...
Hundreds of New York City gamblers have taken over Columbus Park, where they wager big on card games and pools reaching thousands of dollars, while police allow it to happen. A local news outlet reported that up to 10 tens were raised at the park attracting mainly middle-aged and elderly bettors who tested their luck on the improvised casino tab ...
Just this week, the prominent provider of esports and sports betting, and casino games, Real Luck Group announced that it has expanded its operations in Latin America. The company and its subsidiaries such as Luckbox will now sponsor Peru’s leading esports team, Thunder Awaken. This deal builds on its recent player acquisition debut in Brazil. ...
Once more, Turning Stone Resort Casino has been recognized for its amazing gaming offerings in the industry. Just recently, the Verona property received a record-setting amount of 30 Best of Gaming Awards for 2022, in this year’s awards by Casino Player Magazine. The number of honours received by the establishment was the highest in the Empire ...
This week, the New York Racing Association expanded its list of partners as the organization inked a 10-year agreement with a leading provider of horse racing content – 1/ST Content. The arrangement is via its NYRA Content Management Solution, and it will aim to substantially increase the association’s access to North American horse racing c ...