New York's ban is the reason this page contains no links to any casino we review, anywhere on it. Governor Kathy Hochul signed S5935A on December 5, 2025, effective the same day, and the statute's liability language reaches past operators to payment processors, geolocation vendors, and, specifically, marketing affiliates. That last category includes sites like ours. So this page explains the law. It doesn't sell anything, and it isn't going to.
What does S5935A actually say?
S5935A (enacted as Chapter 605) bans sweepstakes-casino operation in New York, with civil penalties of $10,000 to $100,000 per violation, plus license loss or ineligibility for anyone the law otherwise applies to. It took effect immediately on signing - no grace period, no cease-and-desist window, unlike New Jersey's 72 hours or Louisiana's five-day runway to August 1. Most outlets cite the bill as S5935A; one tracker lists its companion Assembly number as AB 6745, a small cross-source inconsistency we're flagging here since precision is the entire point of a page like this one. Separately, New York state senator Samra Brouk introduced S 10092, the "No Gambling For Kids Act," in April 2026, specifically targeting advertising-to-minors practices on sweepstakes platforms - a sign of where scrutiny in this state is headed next, even with the core ban already law.
Why does New York's law specifically target affiliates like this site?
Because the legislature decided the product's marketing infrastructure was as much a target as the operators themselves. S5935A's affiliate-liability language mirrors California's AB 831 and Oklahoma's SB 1589 - part of a clear 2025-26 legislative trend where several states now treat "media affiliates who knowingly support or promote" this category as exposed to the same penalties as the operator. Attorney General Letitia James has publicly characterized sweepstakes platforms as illegal and dangerous, a position the industry's own trade groups have pushed back on directly. Whatever side of that argument you land on, the practical effect on this page is the same: no New York reader is going to find a signup link here, because the law was written to reach exactly that kind of link.
New York joins New Jersey and Connecticut in a Northeast ban cluster that closed within about four months of each other in late 2025 - a regional pattern, not an isolated decision. What makes New York's version distinct is the explicit reach to marketing affiliates, a provision New Jersey's A 5447 doesn't spell out in the same terms.
Are there legal alternatives in New York?
New York legalized mobile sports betting in January 2022, and that market remains fully legal and regulated today. What New York has not done is legalize online casino gaming in any form - sweepstakes or otherwise - a genuinely distinguishing fact worth knowing if you're comparing states: New Jersey has a large licensed online casino market; New York does not. Land-based commercial and tribal casinos across the state remain legal and unaffected by S5935A.
Our state legality matrix covers New York alongside the other 10 states with a statutory ban, sourced and dated.