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The Standstill Continues On New York Mobile Sports Betting

Christina Monroe — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 15:12:11 +0000

Sports Betting USA held a conference in NYC this past Tuesday where legal mobile sports betting for the state of New York was a topic.
New York currently has four casinos in the upstate area where residents may wager on sporting events.
Many legislators in the state are pushing for legalization as so many residents are traveling to New Jersey to use their mobile platform, allowing the Garden State to benefit in revenue.

NEW YORK – The standstill on the issue of New York mobile sports betting continues. In June, four upstate casinos received approval to open up legal sportsbooks, however, lawmakers were never sold on the idea of residents using their phones to place wagers on the games. One person, in general, has qualms on mobile sports betting and that person is basically the decision-maker himself, Governor Andrew Cuomo.

“Sports betting, first of all, does not make you that much money,” said Cuomo earlier this year. “They raised something like $13 million — $13 million is a rounding error in our state budget. I am not a fan of when you can bet anytime from your cellphone.”

Legislation for the state of New York opens back up in January where there is hope that changes can be made to the sports betting bill to involve mobile wagers. Cuomo maintains that this type of wager is not constitutional and for it to even be considered, a change in the constitution needs to be made. However, Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr knows mobile sports wagers will become a reality for the state at some point.

“It’s not a question of if; it’s when,” said Addabbo Jr. “It’s going to happen. People want to bet in New York. They don’t want to get in the car and drive two hours upstate, and they’d rather not get in the car and go over the bridge to New Jersey, but they’re doing that now.”

New Yorkers have been crossing the bridge into New Jersey and stopping at rest stops to place their mobile sports bets. While talks should begin in January, a report that should’ve been out by now listing the good and bad of making mobile sports betting legal will not be coming out until April 2020. While there is no telling what the report will say, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is sure it will be in favor of launching the mobile platform.

“I know what the report’s going to say: It’s going to say, ‘Do it,’” Pretlow said.

It is estimated that a minimum of 30% of New Jersey’s mobile sports betting business is coming from residents of New York. As it stands, the Garden State gets 80% of all of their wagers on sporting events through the use of cellphone applications. If in 2020 New York sports betting is apporved, they would become the biggest state in the US to offer sports wagers from every available platform.

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New York Sports Betting Is Legal, But How?

Christina Monroe — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:34:05 +0000

Sports betting was legalized in the state of New York in 2013 for their commercial casinos.
The four casinos that are allowed to offer sports wagers currently do not.
Mobile sports betting has been prohibited by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK - When it comes to wagering on sports in the state of New York, the wheels have been in motion since 2013. Six years ago the state signed Senate Bill S5883, to enable sports betting to take place in any one of the four commercial casinos. This legalization would fully be enforced once the federal ban known as PASPA was lifted, which it was in 2018.

Since then, the wheels have been in slow motion. In January, a set of rules and regulations were drawn up and approved by the New York State Gaming Commission on an introductory basis. These rules and regulations were not set in stone and could be changed if need be. The regulations were lawfully accepted in June 2019 to allow commercial casinos in the state of New York to apply for their sports betting licenses.

The rules and regulations that were cemented into law prohibit residents from betting on any college sports from schools within the state as well as any outside college event if that event will be taking place in New York. Secondly, bettors are only allowed to place bets within the walls of the four commercial casinos or the seven Indian casinos should they participate in sports wagering at their establishments. All land-based sportsbooks will not be offering a mobile aspect to their sports betting platforms as mobile betting is still prohibited.

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Four commercial casinos in New York have the ability to apply for licenses to offer sports wagering at their facilities. These casinos are the Tioga Downs Casino in Nichols, NY, Resort World Catskills in Monticello, NY, del Lago Resort and Casino in Waterloo, NY, and Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady in Schenectady, NY. Not one of these casinos currently offers sports betting. New York residents and the operators themselves are hopeful that they will all be licensed by the time the 2019 NFL season rolls around. Casinos are presently in the process of becoming fully licensed.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has declined to sign off on legal mobile sports betting for the state. No real reason has been given as to why he does not want to legalize mobile wagers. The matter will not be brought to the House again until the 2020 session. However, member of the New York Senate, Joseph Addabbo Jr believes that the mobile aspect of sports betting is crucial.

“Experiences in other states have demonstrated that implementing sports betting without a mobile component leaves those states where people cannot wager with their phones or other devices at a competitive disadvantage,” Addabbo said in a statement. “Ultimately, I hope the Governor will choose to embrace the great benefits that sports betting, including the mobile component, will bring to New York in terms of employment, additional funding for education, addressing illegal gambling, and ensuring our competitiveness with other states.”

SportsBettingNewYork.com knows with no mobile sports wagering in the state, New Jersey rejoices at the influx of bets they’ll receive from their New York neighbors when it comes to mobile sports betting. After all, New Jersey is just over the bridge. In a city like New York, mobile sports wagering would be the most convenient for New Yorkers to participate in. Until then, they’ll have to travel to casinos upstate to place their legal sports bets or get themselves to New Jersey. Let’s just hope the casinos of New York are fully licensed by the start of the football season.

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Wednesday Deadline For Expanded New York Sports Betting

Andy Faust — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:56:01 +0000

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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Mobile Betting Legalization In New York Ticks Closer To Its Deadline

Michael Molter — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:06:41 +0000

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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Governor Cuomo Gives Hope For Mobile Sports Betting In New York To Pass Through Legislature Next Month

Hasan Nabulsi — Wed, 29 May 2019 16:52:46 +0000

New York sports betting bill NY S 17 would legalize mobile sports betting by housing servers in the state’s four approved upstate casinos.
Governor Cuomo has previously expressed that mobile sports wagering in New York would need to be approved via voter referendum.
The bill is currently sitting in the Senate Finance Committee.

ALBANY, N.Y. - With only two weeks left in the state’s legislative session, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave hope for mobile sports betting supporters. Earlier this week, in an interview with WAMC radio host Alan Chartock, Cuomo spoke in regards to a bill passing this year.

“It’s possible,” Cuomo said. “I think the time is short and the list is long, so I would counsel the legislative leaders to get the priorities done, because these priorities are not easy.”

The changed stance comes after months of constitutional concerns from the governor’s office and after mobile sports betting was left off of the state’s budget.

“That’s a light at the other end of the tunnel and there doesn’t seem to be an oncoming train anymore”, said Assemblyman Gary Pretlow.

The best chance for a mobile sports betting bill to pass now will have to come through NY S 17. The Senate bill is sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo. The contents of the bill are the same as NY A 6113 which is sponsored by Assemblyman Gary Pretlow.

The bill would allow for mobile sports betting in New York to be available statewide by leveraging the four upstate casinos that were previously approved by voters for retail on sportsbooks in the USA.

The servers that are used for mobile sports wagering apps would be housed inside the casinos. This is similar to how mobile betting works at New York Association horse racing tracks. Mobile bettors would first need to go to the casinos to register in person before they can bet on sports in NY remotely.

NY S 17 passed through the New York Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee by a unanimous vote on May 13, 2019. The bill has been sitting in the Senate Finance Committee since then.

Although, even with the governor’s most recent comments, representatives from his office have insisted on the views they’ve had on the subject all year.

“Our position on constitutional concerns has not changed,” said Rich Azzopardi. “But, we remain in discussions with the Legislature.”

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