DraftKings CEO says online casino is a “gem” for operators

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 8:46 PM
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  • Grant Lucas, PlayNY

If all goes according to plan, online casinos will be legalized in New York in 2024.

The cards appear to imply such a move, anyway. We’re five years removed from the US Supreme Court repealing PASPA, which set off the hot topic of state-regulated sports betting – which, of course, New York got into just a few years ago with retail and in 2022 with online sportsbooks in NY.

And while lawmakers attempted to expand legal gambling with NY online casinos, not much (if any) movement has occurred over the past few years.

For Jason Robins, that indicates that “people are sort of sleeping on it a little bit and maybe are just focused on how big the sports side can be and not realizing the iGaming side can make the business even larger.”