New York Wants to Play with the Other Online Gamblers

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New York Wants to Play with the Other Online GamblersRecently MGM launched a campaign called, “Let NY Play!” New York would like to be one of the next states to be allowed to legally supply online gambling.

Starting back in September this campaign was mainly pushed via social media giants Facebook and Twitter.

“The group first appeared in early September on Facebook, and late September on Twitter, posting infographics with fairly simple messaging focusing on the availability of online poker and the consumer protections regulated iGaming can provide: My Cousin in Jersey City can play this hand, why can’t I? When you play online poker you shouldn’t have to bet your computer’s safety. You can get almost anything online, except a spot at a poker table,” Bluff.com reports.

Following the Social Media campaign, the New York Times published an article informing the readers of New York of the online gambling push. According to the New York Times article, and the social media push, “The group now has 468 Twitter followers and an impressive 5,400 likes on their Facebook page.”

Lastly, Slive.com polled their readers asking if online gambling should be legalized in New York. Bluff.com tells us that, “The results of the poll are 77% for legalization and only 23% against.” However only 258 voters voted and Bluff.com speculates that, “historically these polls have been skewed towards the pro-online gaming side as they get shared amongst advocates.” (Authors Note: these were the results when the article was published. Currently there are 320 votes with 81.25% for and 18.75% against.)

Bluff gives the impression that the reality of legalized online gambling in New York is still a few years away.

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