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Finger Lakes Casino Latest In New York To Take Sports Bets

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published August 21, 2019 at 3:41 PM EDT

The del Lago Resort & Casino will start accepting bets on sports.

The "sportsbook" opening ceremony Friday at the Finger Lakes casino will feature former NFL Pro Bowler and Syracuse University quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Casinos around New York began taking sports bets after the state's Gaming Commission approved regulations earlier this year. New York is the ninth state to permit and regulate sports betting.

Del Lago will have 23 self-service betting kiosks and seating for nearly 200 people.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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