New York Online Gambling 2025

Real money online casinos are not allowed in New York, but those in the state can still enjoy similar games at online social casinos and sweepstakes sites that are free to play and in some cases enable you to redeem winnings for cash prizes. Sites like WOW Vegas, High 5 Casino, McLuck, and others allow users to play slots, table games, and even live dealer games at some sites. These games are available for anyone who is at least 18 years old.

There are nine online sportsbooks available in New York, including top brands like FanDuel, BetMGM, and Fanatics. Along with New Jersey, NY is one of the biggest states in the country for sports betting in terms of the amount wagered each month. With an especially high 51% tax rate on revenue, the state raised more than $2 billion from sports within a little over two years of making it legal in early 2022.

New York is home to a number of retail casinos, including commercial casinos, tribal venues, and racinos. Slots and table games are available at most locations, while racinos also feature video lottery terminals operated by the state lottery. Resorts World Casino in Jamaica is the state’s largest casino with more than 6,000 games available.

The New York Lottery allows you to play scratchers, state-based draw games, and multi-state draw games like Powerball and Mega Millions. The lottery is one of the biggest in the US, and in fact was the first in the country to break the $10 billion mark for annual revenue. Lottery tickets must be purchased in person in New York and there are online options like Jackpot.com as well. However, you can set up a subscription account with the lottery commission and prepay for a certain number of tickets for future draws.

Horse racing is legal and especially popular in New York. The state is home Belmont Park, the venue that hosts the third leg of the Triple Crown, as well as the Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs where the Travers Stakes happens. In addition, Yonkers Raceway is the Yonkers Trot site. There is online horse betting in New York, too, including at sites like FanDuel Racing.

Online poker for real money is not available in New York, but in NY you can play online poker at social and sweepstakes sites like Global Poker. New York online poker is not legal. There is also the option to travel to Pennsylvania or New Jersey where you can legally play at different online poker sites like WSOP and PokerStars. You can play poker in person in NY as well at several of the state’s casinos.