If you're feeling lucky, New York might be your kind of place. Casino and gaming choices here can take you from the tables to the racetracks. Enjoy riveting table games like live poker, blackjack, roulette, craps, pai gow and baccarat, or try your luck at bingo and slot machines. Thoroughbred and harness racing will have you cheering at tracks all over the state.
Near
Syracuse, the Oneida Indians'
Turning Stone Casino Resort attracts visitors from everywhere to try their hand at a variety of table games. If you need to take a break from the tables, there are also live shows, spas and golf courses. At western New York's
Seneca Niagara Hotel Casino, you'll find over 4,200 slot machines and 100 gaming tables.
Akwesasne Mohawk Casino, also just across the border from Canada, but in the Thousand Islands-Seaway region, has over 800 slot machines and a 12-table poker room. During the summer you can even watch ironworkers test their skills at a grueling annual competition. These are just some of the many casinos you'll find around the state.
For racing fans, New York has several storied horse-racing tracks where you can watch thoroughbreds pummel the ground towards photo finishes.The most famous is
Long Island's
Belmont Park. This stately racetrack is home to the Belmont Stakes, one of the three races of the Triple Crown. Another historic track is the
Saratoga Racetrack in
Saratoga Springs. Built in 1863, it is one of the oldest sports venues in the U.S. Other places to see horse races include
Buffalo Raceway and Finger Lakes Race Track.