Legal
August 22, 2020
NY Senator Pushes Casino Licensing for $1bn Windfall
With New York looking at a $13 billion deficit, Senator James Skoufis has urged the state to expedite the casino licensing process and reap $1 billion in early licensing fee payments. Senator Urges to Expedite Casino Licensing Process in New York With COVID-19 leaving a $13 billion dent into the New York State budget, lawmakers […]
Casino
August 18, 2020
Albany Rally Calls for Reopening of Casinos in New York
A rally will take place on Thursday this week by casino employees asking Governor Cuomo to reopen the casinos in New York. Commercial casinos were closed back in March and some 5,600 employees have been furlough since. New York Casino Employees: “We Need to Work” A rally is planned to take place in Albany later […]
Casino
August 16, 2020
Seneca Gaming Corporation Scratched Off 150 Job Positions
The Seneca Gaming Corporation announced Friday it has eliminated 150 job positions across its three gaming venues due to the slow recovery of business being affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The cuts were made in the operations department and the company is actively looking to redirect people affected to other open positions within the business. […]
Casino
August 1, 2020
NY Commercial Casinos Remain Closed, Warns Governor Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo did not allow commercial casino venues in New York to reopen, citing them as non-essential businesses. Casino Is Not Needed for Survival, Said Gov. Cuomo The commercial casinos in New York are not likely to reopen anytime soon. Earlier this week in a conference call Governor Andrew Cuomo did not give the […]
Legal
July 29, 2020
NY Lawmakers Divided on the Subject of Mobile Betting
New York lawmakers are again considering the legalization of mobile sports betting in the state, a report in a local online media suggests. As income tax revenues in the states have collapsed, much like sales tax receipts, gas and hotel taxes and almost every other source of funding for the state to help balance the […]
Legal
July 17, 2020
Mobile Sports Betting Legalization Back on the Agenda in NY
New Yorkers need to cross the Hudson River to place their bets in New Jersey, but this may change soon as lawmakers are seriously considering the legalization of mobile sports betting, New York Post reports. The New York Senate is dominated by Democrats who previously supported the idea of legalizing mobile sports book apps, but […]
Casino
July 8, 2020
New York Casinos Shuttered, Maine Prepares to Reopen
Maine and New York States will go their own ways in handling the novel coronavirus pandemic and the restart of the gambling industry in their respective jurisdictions. New York’s Casinos to Stay Shut for a While Longer New York has been one of the most heavily impacted states in the United States, experiencing the worst […]
Casino
May 25, 2020
Seneca Nation Restarting Properties with Phased Reopening in June
Phased reopening for Seneca Nation’s venues have been planned to start in June. The Nation’s president comments on the enhanced safety protocols applicable for all venues. Seneca Nation Plans Restart of Operations The announcement was released last week, on Friday, when the Seneca Nation noted that a reopening plan for its properties will start early […]
Sports
March 29, 2020
Aqueduct Racetrack Building Becomes A Hospital Overflow Facility
The New York Racing Association /NYRA/ announced Saturday that Aqueduct Racetrack building would serve during the period of combatting the coronavirus /Covid-19/ pandemic as a temporary hospital site, one of four emergency facilities to be set up in New York City. Temporary Local Facilities May Prove Vital After New York Gov. Cuomo explained on Friday […]
Legal
March 5, 2020
NCPG Kicks Off March Gambling Awareness Month
March is the National Problem Gambling Awareness Month and as expected, there are a lot of great highlights with regards to how several entities around the United States are planning to combat gambling-related harm. Announced by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the whole of this month will be dedicated to providing help and […]