Welcome to New York, where boozing, gambling and fighting are now legal

Albany, New York

GAMBLING. Hand-to-hand combat. Booze. Who needs Las Vegas when you've got New York?

Under the guidance of governor Andrew Cuomo, a state known for its liberal leanings has been revelling in a less-than-Puritanical approach to public policy over the past several years, legalising - or easing restraints on - all manner of activities once illicit in New York.