New York

Mobile sports betting has been legal in New York since January 2022, after four sportsbook apps were approved for launch in the states. From there, the number of betting apps rose to nine, giving bettors plenty of wagering options and promotional offers.

Within the state, no restrictions on the type of sports players can bet on are in place — essentially, players can enjoy betting on both professional and collegiate leagues. However, players cannot place bets on college teams from New York or any NCAA event in the state. Horse race betting is also completely legal in The Empire State.

In addition, even though eSports online betting hasn’t yet become available in NY, bettors can still place eSports wagers on any retail sportsbooks found on tribal land. For those looking for a sports betting alternative, daily fantasy sports apps are fully legal in NY, and individuals can find some of the most prominent DFS apps on the market.

Online sports betting in The Empire State

Over the years, New York has gradually moved to legalize sports betting in various forms. Though online sports gambling took a little longer to arrive, in-person sports wagering has been legal since 2019. At this point, it was already possible to place bets at one of the four commercial and five-plus Tribal casinos within the state.

The path to online sports betting in New York had already been made much easier by lawmakers pushing for land-based domestic sports wagering. This finally came into force in 2019 through a referendum that gained a majority and allowed sports betting in casinos upstate. In 2021, this shift made online sports betting legal in the state too, which allowed bets to be placed via smartphones and mobile apps.

After this, the first sportsbook apps went live in the state at the beginning of 2022. The New York State Gaming Commission oversees all of this, which checks out each application, provides licenses, and continues monitoring the operation of each casino to ensure compliance with state laws.

Interestingly, while it took a while for sports betting to get off the ground here, land-based casinos have been around for a lot longer. Casinos were made legal in 2013, and before this, the only casinos available in the state were the tribal casinos, and the state limited sports gambling to horse racing only.

Now that sports betting is fully operational, players in NY have full access to a wide range of betting options.

All legal NY sports betting apps in 2025 (from newest to oldest):

Recently closed online sportsbooks

Sports betting & gambling legislation in NY

With sports gambling legal within New York, players must remain mindful of any restrictions that are in place. To wager at domestic land-based or mobile betting sites, players must be 21 years old. The age limits remain the same across all sports, though making it easy to monitor.

While players do not need to reside in the state to access the sports betting apps, they must be within the state borders when placing bets and wagering. All sportsbooks typically have both an app and a desktop platform, allowing players to switch between the two or select their preferred option. Bettors can create accounts on these apps from anywhere within the state since NY provides remote registration.

The tax rate on sports betting or gambling in general in New York is a bit complicated. New York’s state tax system works on a graduated income tax, so an individual’s tax rate is based on their tax bracket. Since gambling winnings are considered taxable income, they could affect which tax rate a bettor pays, as these tax rates start at 4% on the low end and go all the way up to 10.9% for the highest tax bracket.

In terms of future gambling legislation updates in New York, the public attention is firmly on online casinos, as the advocates of legalized iGaming and online gambling are aiming for the legalization of NY online casinos in the 2025 calendar year.

Katz’s Deli Over/Under: Betting on Pastrami Like It’s Game Day

In New York, sports and pastrami are both religions, and few places symbolize that crossover quite like Katz’s Delicatessen. For generations, this Lower East Side eatery has been the home of feasting during big games. But what if the deli's legendary pastrami sandwiches became a game themselves?

Enter Katz’s Deli Over/Under, a novelty prop concept where fans wager on how many sandwiches Katz’s sells during key sports days, such as Yankees Opening Day, Knicks playoff games, or Giants Sunday tailgates. 

With Katz’s producing thousands of pounds of meat on busy weekends, there’s already strong data to support a market such as this one. While the idea may sound absurd, it’s quintessentially New York and could open the door to a new wave of novelty bets. In a state where mobile betting is already flourishing, fan-food betting pools could be the next big crossover and establish New York as the leader in yet another market.

Betting on late trains: a new & unique twist for NYC’s gambling scene

New York City’s subway system is notorious for delays, causing many commuters to speculate on when their train will actually arrive. But what if that frustration transformed into a legal betting market?

A good example of this concept would be placing a wager on whether the next downtown 6 train will arrive within five minutes—or if it will be mysteriously delayed for longer than 10 minutes. Odds could fluctuate based on service alerts, real-time congestion or car breakdowns, and even weather conditions.

While it might sound like a far-fetched concept, unique and novelty betting markets already exist for reality TV, election results, and even UFO disclosures. While it may never be officially sanctioned due to a range of complications, an underground betting scene on train delays has been done through friendly wagers between New York residents for decades.

Most recent updates from the NY sports betting scene

• April 14, 2025: The New York Knicks will play the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the NBA playoffs after earning the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. New York is priced at (-425) to win the series.

• March 15, 2025: DFS operator Underdog Fantasy exits New York after settling with the NY Gaming Commission for $18M over licensing issues. Despite offering fantasy contests since December 2022, regulators ruled it lacked a valid temporary license. While exiting NY, Underdog remains eligible to apply for a future license in NY.

• March 10, 2025: The New York Jets have signed quarterback Justin Fields through free agency. The Jets are (+1100) to win the AFC East.

• March 4, 2025: Following the Matthew Stafford news and NFL Combine, the New York Giants are now (+110) to make the first pick in the NFL Draft, as many expect them to make a move to the top.

• February 27, 2025: St. John's has secured a share of the Big East Regular Season title for the first time since the 1991-92 season. The Red Storm are now (+550) to reach the Final Four.

• February 25, 2025: Entering the Combine for the NFL Draft, the New York Jets are (+1200) to make the 1st pick in the NFL Draft, as the speculation is they want to trade up for a quarterback.

• February 21, 2025: With a lot of questions about where the team goes at quarterback, the New York Giants have opened at (+10,000) to win the NFC, which is the highest odds on DraftKings.

• February 11, 2025: As players start reporting to Spring Training, the New York Yankees are (+110) to win the AL East and (+310) to win the American League.

• February 5, 2025: In their second season with Rick Pitino as the head coach, the St. John's Red Storm are (+900) to reach the Final Four and (+4000) to win the National Championship.

• February 4, 2025: With spring training around the corner, the New York Mets have the third best odds to win the NL East at (+200).

In-person sports betting sites and locations

In 2013, the New York Gaming Economic Development Act paved the road for sports betting. In 2019, several licensed casinos could offer sports betting, but only once the State changed the federal law. As soon as this happened, legislation was passed allowing these established casinos to operate sportsbooks.

At the time, New York has multiple retail sportsbooks, with four commercial casinos and seven tribal casinos operating their own betting facilities. However, the inconvenience for New Yorkers in NYC is that all these casinos are upstate.

Broadway box office odds: A new era of entertainment wagering

Broadway has always been a high-stakes stage, where producers and directors are betting on whether a show will be a smash hit or a costly flop. With the evolution of betting, though, those stakes could extend beyond producers and investors and into the hands of everyday bettors. In a world increasingly embracing alternative betting markets, Broadway might be ripe for a betting market of its own. On a simple level, the idea would be placing legal wagers on a new musical's opening week ticket sales or betting on how long a show lasts on Broadway. 

With concrete metrics like box office gross, audience turnout, and review aggregators already tracked in real time, the groundwork is laid for structured, data-driven betting markets. Just as sportsbooks offer odds on TV award shows or political outcomes, Broadway performance metrics could change the foundation for entertainment-based prop bets.

For New York, this could unlock a new stream of revenue while bridging the city's cultural and gaming economies. If even 0.1% of the state's Massive betting handle came from Broadway-focused wagers, it could generate millions in new handle and hundreds of thousands in tax revenue. While regulation and industry buy-in would be necessary, turning the drama of Broadway into literal betting drama might just be the next act in New York's evolving wagering scene while opening the betting world to non-sports fans.

Sports betting in neighboring states

If traveling across state lines, you might want to know the up-to-date sports betting legislation regarding NY's neighboring states. Here's a quick recap of the situation.

Clicking the state's name from the list below will bring up more information about its sports gambling legislation and all the available betting apps.

Sports betting revenue impact on New York's economy

Only four commercial and five tribal casinos hold sportsbook licenses in New York. These nine operators have 10-year permission from the New York State Gaming Commission. The actual application fee to get a license in the state is not known. However, a final tax rate of 51% has been announced for all online sports betting, and with this rate, the state was able to gather nearly $80 million in tax revenue in just the first five weeks of legal wagering.

Since the launch of mobile sports betting in New York in 2022, the state has frequently exceeded over a billion dollars in monthly handle. However, during 2024, the average monthly betting handle was already up at around $1.9 billion. With such a figure, the NY online sportsbook operators clocked a yearly total revenue of plus $2 billion, resulting in an over $1 billion tax income stream for the state.

The old saying "City that never sleeps" seems to apply to the entire state regarding gambling, as New York has generated the second-most revenue and the most tax income from sports betting in the country.

New York sports betting record months:

• Sports betting handle: January 2025 ($2,487,676,802)

• Revenue: January 2025 ($248,001,821)

• Tax income: January 2025 ($149,118,074)

• Biggest monthly mobile handle to date by a single NY sportsbook app:

  • FanDuel (Jan. 2025): $965.1M

• Biggest recorded monthly revenue from online wagering:

  • FanDuel (Jan. 2025): $111.3M

Latest NY sports betting revenue report breakdown (March 2025)

• Total betting handle: $2,445,290,864

  • Mobile betting handle: $2,439,979,634

  • Retail betting handle: $5,311,230

• Winnings paid to players: $2,283,147,940

  • Hold: 6.63%

• Total gross revenue: $162,142,924

  • Mobile sports betting gross revenue: $161,828,221

  • Retail sports wagering gross revenue: $314,703

• Tax revenue for the state: $82,567,299

  • Tax income from mobile betting (51% on mobile gross revenue): $82,535,829

  • Tax income from retail wagering (10% on retail revenue): $31,470

Reported by the New York Gaming Commission.

Top performing sportsbook apps in the state in March 2025:

1. DraftKings (Handle: $912.1m, Revenue: $62.6m)

2. FanDuel (Handle: $862.2m, Revenue: $59.5m)

3. Fanatics Sportsbook (Handle: $207.5m, Revenue: $12.9m)

4. BetMGM (Handle: $169.2m, Revenue: $11.0m)

5. Caesars Sportsbook (Handle: $162.1m, Revenue: $8.5m)

6. ESPN Bet (Handle: $53.9m, Revenue: $4.0m)

7. BetRivers (Handle: $51.8m, Revenue: $2.9m)

8. Bally Bet (Handle: $10.7m, Revenue: $261,876)

9. Resorts World Bet (Handle: $10.5m, Revenue: $376,410)

Current NY mobile sportsbook apps market shares - March 2025 report

• DraftKings takes the number #1 spot from FanDuel for the month with a $912.1M handle and 37.4% market share, compared to FanDuel's $862.2M and 35.3% share.

• Fanatics Sportsbook gains some ground at third place moving from 8.1% to 8.5% compared to the month prior, but is still far away from the TOP2.

• BetMGM and Caesars are still battling hard at 4th and 5th.

• BallyBet moves away from the bottom, leaving Resorts World Bet there for now.

Comparison: New York online sports betting market shares - Entire 2024 year

Recent revenue report data - Compared to the previous year (YoY)

NY sports betting revenue in 2025

NY's current year's monthly sports betting handle, revenue, and tax income figures are presented in the table below, including the year-to-date totals. The percentage next to each monthly handle and revenue shows the relative growth, or the decline, of such a figure compared to the previous month.

2024 revenue data

Yearly revenue totals

How FDNY vs. NYPD prop bets could generate millions in tax income

Few rivalries in New York run deeper than NYPD versus FDNY, especially when they hit the rink, field, or ring for their high-stakes charity showdowns. From hockey at UBS Arena to boxing bouts like the' Battle of the Badges,” these events draw huge crowds and devout followings. If New York were to change their gambling legislation to include local, novelty wagering on these matchups, the state could unlock a new stream of profitable, low-risk revenue.

If even 0.1% of New York’s average monthly sports betting handle, approximately $1.5 billion, were allocated to FDNY versus NYPD events, it would amount to $1.5 million in monthly wagers. At the state’s effective 10% tax rate, that results in $150,000 in new monthly tax revenue, or $1.8 million annually, solely from these games or matches.

Prop bets such as “first to score,” “most penalty minutes,” or “boxing match winner by decision” could be offered through existing licensed sportsbooks with little regulatory adjustments. These events are structured, televised, and already attract large audiences, making them the perfect candidate for expanding gaming laws. 

If New York seeks to maximize long-term tax revenue, expanding into well-regulated novelty betting, particularly related to civic pride, presents a smart path forward. Wagering on local heroes could serve as more than mere entertainment and bragging rights; it could function as an economic strategy.