States / New York / Sports betting

Is sports betting legal in New York?

Yes. In New York, online and in-person sports betting are legal (as of Oct 12, 2026). Online betting launched Jan 8, 2022; in-person betting 2019. Operators pay 51% GGR in tax.

Tax rate

Rules

Minimum age to place a sports wager

21 · Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367 defines 'Minor' for sports wagering purposes as 'any person under the age of twenty-one years'; mobile-wagering operators (§ 1367-a) must bar minors but that section itself does not restate the numeric age.[5]

Wagering on college sports allowed at all

Yes · Betting on college sports is allowed generally; wagers on any sport or athletic event involving a New York college team are barred regardless of where played, as are wagers on high school sports.[1],[6]

Wagering on in-state college teams allowed

No[1]

Individual college player prop bets allowed

No · Sportsbooks do not offer prop bets tied to individual college athletes; the Gaming Commission has said it will not change this position and has urged a nationwide ban.[7],[6]?This is a longstanding regulatory practice rather than a provision stated in the sports-wagering statute itself.

Credit cards may be used to fund accounts

Yes · Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-a(5)(b) lets bettors fund accounts with credit cards, debit cards, and other electronic payment methods, but caps credit-card deposits at $2,500 per year per operator; the cap does not apply to debit cards.[8]

Esports wagering allowed

No · No statute, regulation, or Commission-approved wagering menu authorizes betting on esports in New York.[9],[10]

New online accounts must be created in person

No · Mobile sports-wagering accounts are created and verified online; bettors do not need to visit a casino in person to register.[1]

Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)

Yes[1]

Number of online sportsbooks live as of as_of date

9[1]

Licensed sportsbooks

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Sources

1. Sports Wagering · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
2. S2509-C (2021) — FY2022 budget revenue bill, Part Y (mobile sports wagering) · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

   Action log shows passed Senate (38-25) and Assembly Apr. 6, 2021, signed by the Governor Apr. 19, 2021 as Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2021; Part Y provides for regulation of sports wagering and mobile sports wagering.

3. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-A (Mobile sports wagering) · retrieved Oct 10, 2026

   Subdivision 7(d) requires winning platform providers to remit 'the highest percentage of gross gaming revenue from mobile sports wagering contained in an applicant's bid' rather than stating a fixed rate; 51% is the rate that resulted from the 2021 bidding process, not statutory text itself.

4. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367 (Sports wagering) — subdivision 7 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
5. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367 (Definitions) · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
6. New York March Madness bettors face restrictions on wagering on local college teams · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

   Confirms bettors may wager on out-of-state college teams; in-state schools named include Hofstra, Long Island University, St. John's and Siena.

7. New York Not Budging on College Player Prop Betting Ban, Regulator Says · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

   Quotes Gaming Commission Chairman Brian O'Dwyer; the ban is a Commission policy/licensing practice rather than text in the sports-wagering statute itself.

8. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-A(5)(b) — Account deposits and withdrawals · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

   2025 bills (A9557, S10152, A8724) would replace credit/debit cards with bank transfers, checks, and commission-approved cash deposits; not confirmed enacted.

9. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367(1)(t),(s),(x) — Sports event, prohibited sports event, sports wagering definitions · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

   No esports/electronic sports/video game reference anywhere in § 1367(1); "sport" and "athletic event" are themselves undefined.

10. 9 NYCRR §§ 5300-5330.45 — Chapter IV (Division of Gaming), Subchapter B (Casino Gaming): §§ 5329.1 (Applicability and definitions), 5329.13 (Sports wager types), 5330.1 (Mobile applicability and definitions), 5330.13 (incorporating § 5329.13 for mobile wagering) · retrieved Oct 11, 2026

    Full 581-page PDF fetched and text-searched directly in this pass; no occurrence of "esport," "electronic sport," "e-sport," or "video game" as a wagering category anywhere in Parts 5300-5330 (the only "electronic sports" hits are unrelated references to "electronic sports wagering tickets"). § 5329.13(a)-(b) requires Commission approval of each sport/league/organization before a licensee may offer wagers on it; § 5330.13 incorporates this for mobile wagering.

11. Sports Wagering · retrieved Oct 10, 2026