Turning Stone prepares to open new sports betting lounge and social gathering place
Turning Stone Resort Casino in upstate New York will open a new sports betting site later this month as part of a $370 million renovation of the tribal destination.
Turning Stone is owned and operated by the Oneida Nation. Turning Stone’s newest venue, NY Rec & Social Club, will open on December 18th. Sports betting lounges and meeting points integrate sports betting with modern nightlife and casual dining.
After Oneida National terminates its sports betting partnership with Caesars Sportsbook, the sports betting portion will operate under the name "TS Sports." The Tribe and Caesars Sportsbook formed their partnership in January 2019.
Tribal officials said the New York Casual Social Club will include a sports betting counter, self-service betting kiosks and a three-story "media tower" with video monitors, 60 televisions, soccer, shuffleboard, darts and billiards. A variety of casino table games are also available, such as blackjack and craps.
A full-service bar and restaurant will satisfy guests' cravings and appetites. NY Rec & Social Club will replace Lava Nightclub on the Exit 33 side of the casino.
Athletes continue to improve to achieve better results, and we are no exception.
Join Us: TS Sports – a new sports betting experience debuting December 18 at NY Rec & Social Club, YBR Casino & Sports Book and Point Place Casino. You can experience TS on the day...pic.twitter.com/FtDCacXguU
— Turning Stone Resort (@TurningStone) 4. December 2023
Internal tribal takeover of sports betting
The Oneida Nation began accepting sports betting in July 2019 after the state Gaming Commission finalized sports betting rules. New York legalized sports betting in May 2018 after the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that limited sports betting to Nevada.
New York's Gaming Compact and its three northern tribes allow them to operate slot machines, table games and all other Class III games as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulation Act.
New York State is expanding its sports betting industry by welcoming commercial online sports betting to the state starting in January 2022. Tribal sportsbooks are still limited to live betting. Four commercial casinos in the North also offer retail sports betting.
Because the Oneida Nation had no experience with sports betting in 2019, the tribe partnered with Caesars Sportsbook. About five years later, the tribe took the TS Sports business in-house.
“Today, as the organization’s marketing partnership with Caesars ends, TS Sports will continue to be operated and overseen by Turning Stone Enterprises and will offer guests the same depth and breadth of betting they have enjoyed for years,” reads Get it read in the declaration.
"Caesars has been a valued partner in making our sportsbook the most exciting place for fans to watch the big games and place bets," said Ray Halbritter, CEO of Turning Stone Enterprises. venues." "As we continue to develop these venues and the experiences they offer, the launch of TS Sports will help us continue that legacy."
TS Sports will replace Caesars' sports betting operations at Turning Stone, Oneida Nation's YBR Casino in Chittenango and Point Place Casino in Bridgeport.
Turning Stone renovation and expansion
The New York Casual Social Club is just a small part of the $370 million renovation of Turning Stone, its main economic engine. The investment, announced in July, is intended to make Verona Casino Resort an even more attractive meeting destination.
The Turning Stone is the casino's largest expansion since it opened as a bingo hall in 1993. It is expanding the casino to include 30,000 square feet of event space, a 2,000-space garage and building a new hotel with 258 rooms and suites. The renovations also include renovations to the casino's 825 existing hotel rooms.
Turning Stone also built an on-site medical center for the casino's approximately 4,500 employees and hired Robert Trent Jones Jr. to build a new practice area on the resort's three championship golf courses .
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