ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports betting has been introduced in the New York state Senate. Republican Sen. John Bonacic of Orange County announced his proposal Thursday. It would authorize sports betting in casinos and online, and ...

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NEWARK, N.J. — Supporters of legalized sports gambling in New Jersey and several other states were dealt a no-decision of sorts Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court delayed a ruling on whether it will take up the states’ challenge to ...

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NEW YORK — The country’s two biggest daily fantasy sports companies filed court papers on Friday in New York, asking a judge to stop the state attorney general’s efforts to shut down their operations and rule on the legality of ...

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ALBANY — Even before polls closed on what would be a resounding victory authorizing seven Las Vegas-style casinos in New York, confident developers were making plans to announce specifics of the splashy hotels and gambling palaces they hoped to build ...

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ALBANY — As New York moves to expand gambling, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have quietly deleted a proposed ban on accepting campaign contributions from casino operators. Cuomo had said as recently as June 6 that he wanted to ...

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ALBANY — A privately funded plan to build the world’s biggest convention center in New York City with 3,000 hotel rooms and an inside track to expanded gambling got a powerful boost Wednesday from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo pushed for ...

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BUFFALO — The Seneca Indian Nation will seek expedited arbitration to settle a dispute with New York that has held up payment of $330 million in gambling profits to the state and three cities where the tribe has casinos. Seneca ...

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ALBANY — The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council has stopped sharing revenue from the casino along New York's northern border with the state, claiming the exclusivity provision of its gambling compact has been violated.

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BUFFALO — The Seneca Nation of Indians has voted to withhold a casino payment to New York, claiming the state has violated terms of a 2001 gambling agreement. Leaders of the western New York tribe ...

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A taxpayer who read a few books on gambling and had reasons for gambling on certain days or at certain hours qualified as a professional gambler and could deduct her losses against her gambling income, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled.

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ALBANY — The expansion of gambling in New York is having a streak of bad luck. The recession has interrupted more than $900 million in construction work on a Seneca Indian casino ...

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