Gov. Andrew Cuomo | Sports Betting New York https://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:56:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Gov. Andrew Cuomo | Sports Betting New York https://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com 32 32 Wednesday Deadline For Expanded New York Sports Betting https://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com/news/wednesday-deadline-for-expanded-new-york-sports-betting/ https://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com/news/wednesday-deadline-for-expanded-new-york-sports-betting/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:56:01 +0000 http://www.sportsbettingnewyork.com/?p=707 The NY legislature has just two days to pass mobile sports betting legislation in 2019. SB 17 and AB 6113 have wide support, but it may not be enough. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) believes that mobile betting must go through a voter referendum. NEW YORK – The New York legislature has about 48 hours to ... Read more

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  • The NY legislature has just two days to pass mobile sports betting legislation in 2019.
  • SB 17 and AB 6113 have wide support, but it may not be enough.
  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) believes that mobile betting must go through a voter referendum.

NEW YORK – The New York legislature has about 48 hours to come to an agreement on expanded sports betting for the year. Barring that, mobile sports betting and expanded brick-and-mortar betting will have to wait until 2020 at the earliest.

Currently, of the seven wagering bills presented this session, two have been passed out of their initial committees and have real chances of passage. These are Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr.’s SB 17 and Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow’s AB 6113.

Last week, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) approved the state’s tentative sports betting regulations. These form the regulatory framework for New York’s legal betting industry.

However, the pastime is currently limited to New York’s four upstate commercial casino venues.

Addabbo’s and Pretlow’s bills would change that, legalizing sports wagering via a variety of different avenues. Such avenues include mobile sites and apps, tribal casinos, racetracks, off-track betting sites, and even professional sports stadiums.

While the bills face a time-crunch in the statehouse, it’s not a sure thing they’d be signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) even if passed. This is true whether or not the bills come across his desk supported by a seemingly veto-proof majority.

A veto override would require polling after the current session adjourns. This can often be a difficult, tenuous process.

Cuomo’s administration is already on record stating that any mobile betting allowance or extra brick-and-mortar rollout constitutes a gambling expansion.

Such a gambling expansion, argues the governor’s office, would require a voter referendum.

In that case, the earliest that New York bettors could see statewide online sportsbooks legalized would be November 2020, with a 2021 launch.

At the very least, fans of New York sports betting can take solace in the fact that they’ll be able to wager on sports at the four upstate venues. These sites’ physical sportsbooks are already under construction and should be open in time for the start of the NFL season in September.

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  • The NY Gaming Commission approved land-based sports betting regulations earlier this month.
  • The projected launch for retail wagering is before the start of the NFL season.
  • Governor Andrew Cuomo may not sign a mobile betting bill even if legislators approve a measure.

ALBANY, N.Y. – The timeline for legalizing mobile sports betting in New York has been pressing on the minds of Senators and Assemblymembers of the state.

With land-based sports betting already approved, regulations set by the New York Gaming Commission, and the expected launch to occur in a few months, online betting has been left behind.

This stems heavily from miscommunication between the mobile bill sponsors, Joe Addabbo Jr. (D- Howard Beach) and Gary Pretlow (D- Mount Vernon), and Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo has the belief that a constitutional amendment is required to add mobile wagering to the laws, but has also set beliefs that a certain wording in the bill’s text could allow for it without a change.

Regardless, the legislators have been tirelessly working on approving the expansion before their June 19 adjournment date.

According to Senator Addabbo Jr., the lawmakers are scheduling a time to vote on NY SB 17 early next week.

The vote comes after certain amendments were added to the text, including a better understanding of in-stadium wagering.

In the previous version of the bill, any professional sports stadium (with seating for 15,000 or more) could offer sports betting services but only if no other operators were present in the state.

This would have excluded arenas such as New Era Field and Citi Field. However, the legislators removed the section about having no other operators present, as it now would allow for any stadium (with capacity over 15,000) to offer their services.

In attempts to make a smooth transition between the Senate Floor and the Assembly Floor, the Assembly version of the bill, NY A 6113 has been updated to correspond with the updates.

While the chances are slim that mobile sports betting in New York gets approved into law this year, one thing is for certain: mobile betting will not launch this year in NY.

After approval, additional regulations (including a required public commenting period), licensing approval, system testing, and more have to be finalized before the first action can occur via mobile devices.

Until then, New York sports bettors will have to venture to one of the four upstate commercial casinos, to one of the many tribal casinos, or into New Jersey to take action on their teams.

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