Now Over $20 Billion In Handle, NY Sports Betting Sets Sights On More Benchmarks
With its second-best week since the 2022 Super Bowl, online sports betting in New York topped $20 billion in accepted wagers since launch.
Grant Lucas is a former managing editor for PlayNY. A longtime, award-winning sports writer, Grant has covered gambling and legal sports betting since 2018, when he got his start reporting on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania industries. He now oversees PlayNY as New York expands legalized gambling to sports betting and online casino gaming.
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