Online casino legislation was not mentioned in the January Executive Budget by Gov. In February 2023, Senator Joseph Addabbo introduced his bill to regulate online casinos in New York in 2023. Although real money online casinos were not mentioned, it is safe to assume that NY online gambling could someday see legal online casinos launch. However, New Jersey online casinos were already legal at that point, which meant that revenue still flowed outside New York to NJ online gambling.įinally, on 19th of April 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave green light to online wagering in New York, and the online sportsbooks launched in 2022. In 2013, Albany finally legalized physical casinos. New York State, with nearly 20 million people, could become one of America’s best casino markets.įor years, New York has let its population of 20 million gamble in neighbouring states like Connecticut and New Jersey.