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State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D) and Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow have long championed mobile sports betting in their respective chambers. They\u2019ve said they don\u2019t want to wait for the budget deadline in April 2021, and can\u2019t rely on the legislature being in session early in the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. This is why they say want to get something done before the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
They\u2019re cutting it fine, but Pretlow believes it can still happen before the end of this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can all come together very quickly,\u201d Pretlow told Play NY<\/em> last week. \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure the governor and Department of Budget already have a bill put together with what they need. Then we just have to fill in the blanks. It can happen within a week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has offered fresh hope to supporters of mobile sports betting in the Empire State. At a press conference in Albany, N.Y. on Wednesday, Cuomo said despite a $15 billion budget deficit, he wouldn\u2019t consider raising taxes for the super-rich. At least not until next year, when he believes a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":158894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Cuomo Hints at Change of Heart on Mobile Sports Betting<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n