Ny Online Sports Betting
Jan 19, 2021 Although mobile/online sports betting is not yet available in New York, there are a handful of operators positioned to offer these products should the state allow it. Bet365 The agreement was put in place in November 2018 to allow Bet365 to offer mobile/online sports betting should NY approve it. New York Sports Betting Market. When NY goes live with mobile sports betting, the state figures to be one of the largest in the country. It’s unclear how much of the current New Jersey handle is coming from NY users, but there is definitely some% coming from NY residents.
The history of all major sports run through New York.
From the most decorated MLB franchise in the New York Yankees to storied organizations such as the New York Knicks of the NBA, the Empire State takes claim to 10 teams across the four major professional leagues in North America.
Now, folks in New York can legally bet on those franchises — at retail sportsbooks, at least.
Ny Online Sports Betting Update
As it has been since 2019, when regulated brick-and-mortars began cropping up in New York, legal wagering in the state is limited to physical sportsbooks located at four commercial casinos and seven tribal casinos.
Lawmakers and stakeholders have long fought for the addition of online sports betting in New York. To this point, though, each attempt has been rebuffed, thus creating quite the restriction on the industry.
Not all is lost for bettors in the state, however. Nearby New Jersey boasts a host of betting apps that New Yorkers can download at home before using to place wagers while physically located in the Garden State.
Certainly, though, the fight to integrate NY online sports betting will continue — hopefully with a happy ending.