Mike Mazzeo is a contributing writer for PlayNY, reporting on legal sports betting in New York while covering the potential legalization of NY online casinos and poker. He previously wrote for ESPN, the New York Daily News and The Ringer, among others.
You have access to New York online sports betting. But to wager on Syracuse, Iona or St. John's college basketball, there is no "comfort of your own home."
The annual New York budget plan is due April 1. Whether it will include iGaming remains to be seen. And even if it isn’t this year, there’s always 2023.
The expansion of legal gambling continues in New York. As that happens, it becomes more crucial to remember the importance of responsible gambling in NY.