Online casinos in New York: is it legal?
New York licenses mobile and retail sports wagering, online casinos are not legal, and Chapter 605 of 2025 prohibits online sweepstakes games.
Licensed online sportsbooks (9)
gaming.ny.gov ↗ · 2026-09-24New York State Gaming Commission publishes a 'Licensed Operators' list of nine mobile sports wagering operators by consumer brand only; it does not publish the licensed entity name or a casino partner alongside each brand, so no licence holder is shown. The same nine names appear as the per-operator headings on the Commission's weekly/monthly Sports Wagering Financial Reports index at https://www.gaming.ny.gov/state-revenue-reports (theScore Bet's report files are still served under 'wynn-interactive' paths, reflecting the earlier WynnBET brand). Retail-only casino sportsbooks are excluded.
New York State Gaming Commission publishes a 'Licensed Operators' list of nine mobile sports wagering operators by consumer brand only; it does not publish the licensed entity name or a casino partner alongside each brand, so no licence holder is shown. The same nine names appear as the per-operator headings on the Commission's weekly/monthly Sports Wagering Financial Reports index at https://www.gaming.ny.gov/state-revenue-reports (theScore Bet's report files are still served under 'wynn-interactive' paths, reflecting the earlier WynnBET brand). Retail-only casino sportsbooks are excluded.
What the legislature is doing
Bills that would change what is legal online in New York — loosening or tightening — with the status each legislature publishes. A bill that died still tells you something about the direction of travel.
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.