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Gaming Commission Approves Sports Betting in New York

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6 years ago

June 12, 2019

Niji Narayan

Gaming Commission Approves Sports Betting in New York

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The New York State Gaming Commission has unanimously approved in-person sports betting at four upstate casinos. The formal approval makes New York the 14th state to legalise betting. The four upstate casinos are Resorts World, Rivers Casino, Tioga Downs and Del Lago.

Sports leagues, which have been lobbying to get states to pass their sports betting bills to include an integrity fee that goes back to them, failed once again with New York. The bill also doesn’t require that operators use official data, which closes the league out of another revenue stream. This falls in the line of most states, though Illinois requires official data to be used for in-play wagering operations.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.