New York bettors have been on countdown to the launch of online betting for many months and now, finally, the wait is over. Online gambling has just recently been legalized in the state of New York, but four operators already have their online sportsbooks up and running.
With several more
New York bookies due to go live
soon, the NY online betting scene is due to blast off into the outer reaches of the gambling universe and New Yorkers can at last join in and enjoy their own slice of the (Big) Apple pie!
Who are the New York firm favorites?
If you want to
back a homegrown New York sports team
and get in the action there are plenty to pick from. Let’s run over some of the New York teams who are worthy of looking a little closer at through your telescope.
MLB Baseball teams – who’s leading the field?
Perhaps the brightest and most well-known star in the gaming universe to hail from NYC are the
New York Yankees.
This team have been around since 1900 and are the most successful MLB team ever, having won a record 27 World Series Championships. You are sure to find sportsbooks’ odds are fiercely competitive here as the new season gets underway.
The secondary MLB team that plays in NYC are the
New York Mets,
who in comparison to the Yankees, are rather eclipsed in The Yankees’ shadow, with their franchise value around half that of their rivals at $2.5bn. That said, they have a dedicated fanbase and are drawing the crowds, both on the field and on bettors’ bet slips.
New Yorkers have two great local teams to follow and both play at the same ground, the MetLife Stadium. The
New York Giants,
worth a staggering franchise value of $4.8bn are rivals to the
New York Jets, though each team play in different conferences – the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference respectively. Make sure you keep checking back here at PlayersBest.com for all latest NFL betting odds, and news – especially ahead of the Super Bowl on February 13th which coincides with the launch of sportsbook giant BetMGM, which is the main sponsor of the event.
NBA Basketball – reach for the stars
The
Brooklyn Nets
and the
New York Knicks
are the favored teams of residents of the Empire State. You’ll find great odds for their matches on offer from Caesars, along with an awesome Caesars NY sign up offer worth $3,300. Both teams have a loyal fan base, but the Knicks take top trump with around 6m fans, that’s double the fans of the Brooklyn Nets. Whichever team you lean towards, you’ll be sure to find some cosmic betting odds and out-of-this-world welcome bonuses you can use to have even more fun with your basketball betting.
What about all the other sports?
You certainly won’t be stuck for choice if you are keen to keep your betting markets close to your chest and back local teams from New York, even with just our selection above. There are of course loads of other New York sports teams you could back including the New York Rangers in the NHL Ice Hockey League or New York Red Bulls in the MLS Soccer League. Keep up to date here with all the local team news, upcoming fixtures, and the best betting markets and odds available, you’ll count your lucky stars you did!
