TYRE, NY -- Legal sports betting hasn’t started in New York -- yet -- but one of Upstate’s biggest casinos is already carving out space for its betting lounge, or sportsbook.
Del Lago Resort & Casino near Waterloo in Seneca County has started to build out its sports lounge, with betting to be allowed in a restaurant/bar setting. It will occupy the space that had been the Vine Restaurant & Bar, near the entrance the The Vine Showroom. The Vine Showroom remains open for concerts and events.
Del Lago will operate the sportsbook in partnership with DraftKings, the Boston-based daily fantasy sports company.
Del Lago is hoping to open the sportsbook this summer. That timing depends on action from the State Gaming Commission and, potentially, state lawmakers.
Sports betting is legal in New York under a 2013 law that limits it to the four new commercial casinos that have opened across Upstate New York since late 2016 -- and, by extension, to Upstate’s seven full-service Indian nation-owned casinos. The gaming commission has proposed a set of rules for operating and licensing, with a public comment period that ends May 20.
Assuming there are no changes to the rules after the comment period, the gaming commission could get the licensing started this summer.
State lawmakers, meanwhile, are debating changes to the 2013 law, which could include allowing online betting via smart devices and possibly at other venues, like OTB parlors or racinos.
If the legislature takes no action by the end of its session in June, it’s likely the existing law and rules will take effect. New York would join seven other states that have authorized sports betting since a May 2018 U.S. Supreme ruling struck down a federal law that effectively limited sports books to Nevada.
The 2013 law limits sports betting to people physically present at del Lago, or at Resorts World Catskills in Sullivan County; Tioga Downs west of Binghamton in the Southern Tier, and Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. Sports books could also open in physical lounges at the Indian Nation-owned casinos.
So far, the Oneidas are the only Indian nation that have announced plans to operate sports books. They’ve started construction of their sports books, to be operated in partnership with Caesar’s Sports Entertainment, at Turning Stone in Verona, Yellow Brick Road in Chittenango and Point Place in Bridgeport.
Inside del Lago’s sportsbook
The sports lounge at del Lago will occupy more than 6,000 square feet and seat about 200, del Lago announced today. Fans can watch games on high-defintion LED terminals or on the floor-to-ceiling, video display walls. Players place wagers at 20 self-service betting kiosks or at one of the DraftKings cashier stations. Monitors provide continually updated odds and updates, allowing for for in-game wagers.
The lounge will serve “fan-favorite foods, craft cocktails, and an assortment of domestic and imported beer,” according to a news release.
“We are excited to begin the construction of our new sportsbook and offer this additional amenity for our guests,” Lance Young, del Lago vice president of gaming operations, said in a news release. “This next phase in construction marks an incredible step forward for del Lago Resort & Casino. We are working closely with our partner DraftKings to ensure the lounge is truly a remarkable, state-of-the-art experience for our guests.”
Del Lago recently received State Gaming Commission approval to cut the number of slot machines on its gaming floor from 1,950 to 1,650, a decrease of 15 percent. A casino spokesman said that would help accomondate a sportbook, although experts say it could also reflect too much competition in the Upstate casino market. Resorts World Catskills and Tioga Downs have also cut the number of slots on their gaming floors.
The $440 million del Lago Resort & Casino, whose primary Rochester developer Thomas Wilmot, opened in 2017 just off Exit 41 of the New York State Thruway. It has a casino, a 205-room hotel and spa, The Vine entertainment center and several dining and drinking options.
It recently closed a dedicated space for the Mackenzie-Childs home furnishing store and moved it to the property’s Galleria shopping area.
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Del Lago Resort & Casino near Waterloo in Seneca County has started to build out its sports lounge, with betting to be allowed in a restaurant/bar setting. It will occupy the space that had been the Vine Restaurant & Bar, near the entrance the The Vine Showroom. The Vine Showroom remains open for concerts and events.
Del Lago will operate the sportsbook in partnership with DraftKings, the Boston-based daily fantasy sports company.
Del Lago is hoping to open the sportsbook this summer. That timing depends on action from the State Gaming Commission and, potentially, state lawmakers.
Sports betting is legal in New York under a 2013 law that limits it to the four new commercial casinos that have opened across Upstate New York since late 2016 -- and, by extension, to Upstate’s seven full-service Indian nation-owned casinos. The gaming commission has proposed a set of rules for operating and licensing, with a public comment period that ends May 20.
Assuming there are no changes to the rules after the comment period, the gaming commission could get the licensing started this summer.
State lawmakers, meanwhile, are debating changes to the 2013 law, which could include allowing online betting via smart devices and possibly at other venues, like OTB parlors or racinos.
If the legislature takes no action by the end of its session in June, it’s likely the existing law and rules will take effect. New York would join seven other states that have authorized sports betting since a May 2018 U.S. Supreme ruling struck down a federal law that effectively limited sports books to Nevada.
The 2013 law limits sports betting to people physically present at del Lago, or at Resorts World Catskills in Sullivan County; Tioga Downs west of Binghamton in the Southern Tier, and Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. Sports books could also open in physical lounges at the Indian Nation-owned casinos.
So far, the Oneidas are the only Indian nation that have announced plans to operate sports books. They’ve started construction of their sports books, to be operated in partnership with Caesar’s Sports Entertainment, at Turning Stone in Verona, Yellow Brick Road in Chittenango and Point Place in Bridgeport.
Inside del Lago’s sportsbook
The sports lounge at del Lago will occupy more than 6,000 square feet and seat about 200, del Lago announced today. Fans can watch games on high-defintion LED terminals or on the floor-to-ceiling, video display walls. Players place wagers at 20 self-service betting kiosks or at one of the DraftKings cashier stations. Monitors provide continually updated odds and updates, allowing for for in-game wagers.
The lounge will serve “fan-favorite foods, craft cocktails, and an assortment of domestic and imported beer,” according to a news release.
“We are excited to begin the construction of our new sportsbook and offer this additional amenity for our guests,” Lance Young, del Lago vice president of gaming operations, said in a news release. “This next phase in construction marks an incredible step forward for del Lago Resort & Casino. We are working closely with our partner DraftKings to ensure the lounge is truly a remarkable, state-of-the-art experience for our guests.”
Del Lago recently received State Gaming Commission approval to cut the number of slot machines on its gaming floor from 1,950 to 1,650, a decrease of 15 percent. A casino spokesman said that would help accomondate a sportbook, although experts say it could also reflect too much competition in the Upstate casino market. Resorts World Catskills and Tioga Downs have also cut the number of slots on their gaming floors.
The $440 million del Lago Resort & Casino, whose primary Rochester developer Thomas Wilmot, opened in 2017 just off Exit 41 of the New York State Thruway. It has a casino, a 205-room hotel and spa, The Vine entertainment center and several dining and drinking options.
It recently closed a dedicated space for the Mackenzie-Childs home furnishing store and moved it to the property’s Galleria shopping area.
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