We will also go into further detail about the legality of each form of popular real money games, as well as discussing the forms history as well as any future legal reform that might be on the horizon. On this page, we will discuss in further detail the legal gambling age required to participate in each form of legalized gaming in New York. If there is no age under a form of gaming then that form is illegal in New York state. Whereas bingo, Daily Fantasy Sports, pari-mutuel betting, and the state lottery only require participants to be 18. As you can see both casinos and sports betting have a legal age of 21, which is pretty standard across most states in the US. In the table above we have outlined the legal gambling ages for each form of legalized activity in the state of New York. Legal Gambling Age in New York Casinos Age Limit