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New York made progress on expanding its gambling industry this year. On Jan. 8, it launched online sports betting. On Thursday, lawmakers agreed on a $221 billion state budget that included three retail casino licenses. Only iGaming legalization efforts stalled. However, legislators will resume work to legalize iGaming in 2023, predicted Sen.…

Online gambling is starting to attract more fraudsters. Such a rise in online gambling fraud makes sense. That's because "fraudsters tend to seek out industries that may be seeing an immense growth in transactions." So says Shai Cohen, the SVP of global fraud solutions at Chicago -headquartered TransUnion. "Growth in transactions" may be an…

Online poker may be in New York's future, or at least on the table. The good news comes via PlayNY, which is part of the same network as Online Poker Report. PlayNY interviewed New York State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow, D-Mt. Vernon. Asked about online poker, he said: "That's in the mix. It's not going to come right now. Sen. [Joe] Addabbo and I…