Is sports betting legal in New York?

The short answer

Yes. New York State law authorizes mobile sports wagering when a wager is made through virtual or electronic means from a location within New York, according to the State Gaming Commission. The minimum age for regulated sports wagering is 21.

The commission also publishes a list of licensed operators, runs a voluntary self-exclusion program and names a state help line. New York is stricter than many states on college events: wagers cannot be placed on any event in which a New York college team takes part.

Key facts from official sources

Minimum age

The minimum age for regulated sports wagering is 21.

The minimum age for regulated sports wagering in New York is 21

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Start of mobile betting

Mobile sports wagering could start no earlier than January 8, 2022.

launch effective no earlier than Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Licensed operators

The Gaming Commission lists the licensed operators on its sports wagering page.

Licensed Operators

Source: gaming.ny.gov

College events

No wagers on events with a New York college team.

Wagers cannot be placed on any sport or athletic event in which any New York college team participates, regardless of where the event takes place

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Self-exclusion

You can exclude yourself from all gaming in the state.

Individuals who recognize they may have a gambling problem may self-exclude from all gaming opportunities available in New York State.

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Help line

The state names the HOPEline.

Call: 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369)

Source: gaming.ny.gov

State tax rate

The Gaming Commission says sports wagering revenue is taxed at 51 percent.

Sports wagering revenue is taxed at 51 percent

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Problem gambling funding

The Commission says $6 million a year goes to problem gambling education and treatment.

$6 million annually to fund problem gambling education and treatment

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Prop bets

The Commission says wagers based on an official statistic of the sport with no negative implication are generally acceptable.

Generally, wagers based on an official statistic of the sport with no negative implication are acceptable.

Source: gaming.ny.gov

Where you must be

State law requires the bettor to be physically present in New York when placing a sports wager.

physically present in this state when placing a sports wager

Source: nysenate.gov

Where you have to be

The commission's wording ties a mobile bet to a location within New York. In practice that means the bet is allowed while you are inside the state, and an app will check your location before it accepts one. Living in New York is not the test. Being in New York when you place the bet is.

If you travel to another state, your New York account does not carry the same permission there. Each state licenses its own operators, so check the rules of the state you are in.

College sports

The Gaming Commission's page on prohibited events says wagers cannot be placed on any sport or athletic event in which any New York college team participates, wherever the event takes place. The rule is about events in which a New York college team takes part, and the commission's page is the place to confirm what is currently allowed.

Tax and problem gambling funding

New York taxes sports wagering revenue at 51 percent, according to the Gaming Commission.

The Commission also says $6 million a year goes to problem gambling education and treatment. If betting stops being fun, the help line above is the place to start.

Which bets are allowed

The Commission's page says wagers based on an official statistic of the sport with no negative implication are generally acceptable. It is the Commission's own wording for which prop bets are acceptable.

How to find the licensed apps in New York

The regulator publishes its own list: see the page for licensed operators. That list is the authority on which apps may take bets in New York, and it is more reliable than any comparison site, including this one. Individual apps are not listed on this page, since no app-level fact for this state has been verified.

Where betting is legal, the app decides at the moment of the bet whether you are inside the state. Read the rules for the place you are standing in, and get any app from an official store or straight from the operator.

What we could not verify

A fact appears here only if an official page says it and we can quote the words. Nothing below met that test, so it stays out:

• The exact date each operator went live, because the commission's release gives only the earliest date.
• The number of licensed operators with a date, because the list we reached has no as-of date.
• The tax revenue collected, because we found no page with a quotable total.

Rules move, and a page can change after we read it. Our reading date for this state is October 30, 2026.

Betting responsibly in New York

Treat any bet as money spent on entertainment. Pick your limit before the first wager, set it in the app, and step away when the fun is gone. The state names the HOPEline. Help is always open on 1-800-GAMBLER, and the responsible gambling page lists tools.

Related reading

• All verified states on one page.
• Neighbouring pages: Indiana, Pennsylvania, Iowa.
• American odds explained, before you read a price.
• The parlay calculator and what a parlay is.
• What a moneyline bet is.

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