{"id":1075,"date":"2019-11-27T21:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=1075"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:54:36","slug":"casino-sports-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/casino-sports-new-york","title":{"rendered":"Tribal casinos to offer sports betting in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Seneca Nation of Indians advanced they will launch sports betting in their three western New York casinos before 2019 comes to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US.- As the segment thrives, everybody wants to launch sports wagering services in the US. That\u2019s why the Seneca Nation of Indians announced it may soon offer sports betting in its western New York casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tribe would launch operations in lounges in Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Salamanca before 2020. That would let gamblers place their bets for a potential Buffalo Bills (NFL) playoff run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know Buffalo is a sports town,\u201d Seneca Gaming CEO Holly Gagnon told Buffalo Business First. \u201cAnd, we know it is a very passionate sports town. That\u2019s why we are bringing the (sports betting) lounges to the (New York) casinos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York October figures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sports betting industry in the US has been in constant growth since May 2018, when the segment was legalised on a federal level. While multiple states are still deciding their regulations, others like New York are already operating. The Empire State kicked its operations in July, but during October it experienced a 4.4% revenue decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<strong><em>New York State Gaming Commission<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(NYSGC) has revealed that the sportsbooks in the state generated US$2.2 million in October. This figure represents a 4.4% decline when compared to the US$2.3 million that the sportsbooks generated in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sports betting market&nbsp;<strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/sports-betting-to-launch-in-new-york\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in New York in July, and since then the sportsbooks have generated a combined total of US$5.7 million. It\u2019s unclear how much sports betting handle the state has registered since July, as the NYSGC doesn\u2019t report those figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seneca Nation of Indians advanced they will launch sports betting in their three western New York casinos before 2019 comes to an end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Seneca Nation of Indians announced plans to launch sports betting operations in its three western New York casinos (Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Salamanca) before the end of 2019. This expansion occurs as New York's nascent sports betting market, which launched in July, reported a 4.4% revenue decline in October, generating US$2.2 million. The New York State Gaming Commission does not currently report handle figures, limiting full market transparency.","focusai_entities":"Seneca Nation of Indians, Seneca Gaming, Holly Gagnon, New York State Gaming Commission, Buffalo Bills","focusai_location":"US, New York, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Salamanca","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NY Sports Betting Handle","query":"What is the estimated sports betting handle for New York since July, given the reported GGR figures and typical industry hold percentages, and how does the NYSGC's non-reporting of handle impact market transparency and competitive analysis?"},{"label":"Tribal Gaming Strategy","query":"How does the Seneca Nation's strategic entry into the sports betting vertical position them within the broader New York iGaming landscape, and what are the projected GGR contributions from these new retail lounges?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16331,162],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-1075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casino-news","category-elsewhere-news","category-north-america","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777021024,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions\/777021024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}