In an exclusive interview with pokerfuse, Sen.
Attitudes toward expanding gaming could also change along the way, and some may have already done so, considering the Senate added a separate proposal to the budget that would expand the number of mobile sports betting licenses in NY to 16 by January 2024, up from the current nine. (D-Howard Beach), was optimistic that the proposal could be revisited in 2023.Īddabbo said the odds improve next year when emergency funding from the federal government to support states during the pandemic either ends or is reduced. While lawmakers in New York recently decided against adding legislation to the state budget that would have allowed New York online poker and casino gaming, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. It’s going to happen - just maybe not this year. In my opinion, iGaming in New York is not a question of if, but when.
