Four mobile sports betting operators have been approved to operate in New York as soon as Saturday, the state gaming commission announced Thursday.
According to the release, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel and Rush Street Interactive can determine for themselves when to commence operations no sooner than 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Additionally, five other mobile sports wagering operators were conditionally licensed in the state and will be approved for launch on a rolling basis once statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
The news means people in New York are just days away from being able to use their mobile devices to bet on sports.
BREAKING: @DraftKings today announced the company will launch its mobile and online sportsbook in New York on Saturday, January 8. @DKSportsbook is set to become one of the first operators to launch in the Empire State. For more details, visit: https://t.co/Nfz09Qz8NB pic.twitter.com/u47dpNs90w
— DraftKings News (@DraftKingsNews) January 6, 2022
New York mobile sports betting to launch 9 a.m., Saturday, per gaming commission. pic.twitter.com/16HfAx1zT3
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 6, 2022
NY assemblyman Gary Pretlow on the road to Saturday's mobile sports betting launch: "It progressed at the speed of a tortoise, but I think the results are going to represent the hare."
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) January 6, 2022
New York's 2021 sports betting law requires online sportsbooks to house servers at state casinos. Neither MGM nor Resorts Worlds' NY properties are full-scale "casinos" meaning these two, plus PointsBet, WynnBet & Bally Bet, must strike a deal with (an ostensible) competitor.
— Ryan Butler (@ButlerBets) January 6, 2022
See you Saturday, New York pic.twitter.com/LYfjEwHI3I
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) January 6, 2022
