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Milestone for New York mobile sports betting is missed without fanfare

Saturday 08 de August 2020 / 02:52

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(New York).- Monday’s deadline for the New York State legislature to approve language for a constitutional amendment on whether to permit mobile sports betting came and went without fanfare.

Milestone for New York mobile sports betting is missed without fanfare

The missed chance means that if a referendum is indeed required — as Gov. Andrew Cuomo has insisted — then it would have to gain the backing of legislators in both the 2021 and 2022 sessions, followed by a November 2022 ballot question to voters across the state.

Even a 2023 launch of mobile sports betting would put New York five years behind neighboring New Jersey, which benefits from the Empire State’s inaction to the tune of millions of dollars of out-of-state revenue.

But state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, said he is undaunted by the stalemate. Addabbo told NJ OnlineGambling that the amendment effort needed to gain traction quickly once the legislature reconvened on July 20.
Once that didn’t happen, the deadline became moot, Addabbo said. Instead, he has pivoted back to his belief that such an amendment is unnecessary.

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