{"id":160817,"date":"2021-01-09T14:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T22:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=160817"},"modified":"2021-01-09T17:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T01:34:06","slug":"ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Lawmakers’ Online Sports Betting Bill Takes Different Approach From Cuomo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two New York state lawmakers filed legislation on Thursday to legalize mobile sports betting. However, they\u2019re proposing a different format than what Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

\"New
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a July 2020 COVID-19 briefing. After the governor outlined his sports betting proposal this week, which he’s pursuing because of the financial distress the state’s endured under COVID, two lawmakers filed a competing bill in the state legislature. (Image: Gov. Andrew Cuomo\/Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under Senate Bill S1183 filed by state Sen. Joseph Addabbo<\/a>, D-Queens, the state\u2019s four upstate casinos would be able to partner with two mobile operators. There\u2019s also a provision to allow the tribal casinos in the state participate through an opt-in clause.<\/p>\n

\n

Those approved to offer mobile sports betting in New York would have to pay a $12 million license fee, and gross revenues from online wagers would be taxed at 12 percent. Bets made at brick-and-mortar sportsbooks would be taxed at 8.5 percent, down from the current 10 percent rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, filed a companion bill in the Assembly.<\/p>\n

This is not Addabbo\u2019s first crack at bringing mobile sports betting to the state. He\u2019s tried a couple other times with similar legislation. A bill in 2019 passed the Senate by a 57-5 vote, but the Assembly never took up that bill.<\/p>\n

Cuomo, Lawmakers Differ on Sports Betting Approach<\/h2>\n

The Assembly didn\u2019t act two years ago because at the time, Cuomo had serious reservations about online, saying it required a constitutional amendment.<\/p>\n

That viewpoint, though, has changed as New York state finds itself mired in a horrific budget deficit because of COVID-19. Cuomo has indicated repeatedly that the state must fill a $30 billion hole over the next two years. When you factor in the deficits at the local government levels, and with such organizations as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the figure nearly doubles.<\/p>\n

And this is where Cuomo and Addabbo and Pretlow now differ.<\/p>\n

Cuomo and other officials said Wednesday that the governor wants New York to operate sports betting<\/a> in a similar fashion as it runs the lottery.<\/p>\n

The way the governor\u2019s proposing it and will advance it is so that the state can get up to $500 million a year instead of $50 (million),\u201d state Budget Director Robert Mujica said. \u201cAnd that money would then go to the state budget.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Addabbo and Pretlow bill estimates the state would receive up to $84 million in one-time licensing fees and about $79 million annually in tax revenue. The bill\u2019s fiscal note calls that a \u201cconservative\u201d forecast, with the money supporting education.<\/p>\n

New York Could Be Top Dog in Sports Betting<\/h2>\n

New York with online wagering would almost instantly become the top sports betting market, according to industry analysts.<\/p>\n

Neighboring New Jersey holds that honor at the present time. However, industry officials claim that downstate New Yorkers account for about a quarter of the Garden State\u2019s market. With just retail operators at the state’s upstate casino resorts, such states as Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, and Colorado eclipse New York. All of those states have far smaller populations than the Empire State’s 20 million.<\/p>\n

Blake Weishaar, an editor with Fantini Research, has said he\u2019s seen estimates that a mature New York market could generate revenues of up to $1 billion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s uncertain, though, if Cuomo\u2019s plan would impact revenue generation. His plans, though, would limit licensed legal operators to as few as one statewide.<\/p>\n

More details of the governor\u2019s plan are expected to be released Monday. That’s when Cuomo delivers his state of the state address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two New York state lawmakers filed legislation on Thursday to legalize mobile sports betting. However, they\u2019re proposing a different format than what Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed earlier in the week. Under Senate Bill S1183 filed by state Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, the state\u2019s four upstate casinos would be able to partner with two mobile operators. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":160818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-09T22:27:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-10T01:34:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve Bittenbender\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steve Bittenbender\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/\",\"name\":\"NY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-09T22:27:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-10T01:34:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eb30e765d812fc9b38b333f8d13068b2\"},\"description\":\"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a July 2020 COVID-19 briefing. After the governor outlined his sports betting proposal this week, which he's pursuing because of the financial distress the state's endured under COVID, two lawmakers filed a competing bill in the state legislature. (Image: Gov. Andrew Cuomo\/Flickr)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Legislation\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/legislation\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"New York Lawmakers’ Online Sports Betting Bill Takes Different Approach From Cuomo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eb30e765d812fc9b38b333f8d13068b2\",\"name\":\"Steve Bittenbender\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-7-1-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-7-1-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Steve Bittenbender\"},\"description\":\"Steve Bittenbender covers Midwest and Gulport news for Casino.org. He also specializes in sports betting and horse racing. Steve is a veteran reporter and brings more than two decades of experience covering sports, business and politics. He joined Casino.org in 2019. Steve has also covered major collegiate and professional sports for the Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal and is frequently featured on local network TV newscasts and podcasts for his horse racing business and legislative expertise. A Reuters contributor, he has also previously served as editor for Government Security News. Steve lives in Louisville, Kentucky -- the epicenter of the US horse racing industry -- with his wife and son. He is also an avid poker player, having learned from his uncle as a wholesome after-school pastime with cookies and milk. Contact Steve at stevebittenbender@casino.org.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/steve-bittenbender\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo","description":"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo","og_description":"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2021-01-09T22:27:44+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-01-10T01:34:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steve Bittenbender","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Casino_Org","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Steve Bittenbender","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/","name":"NY Lawmakers File Sports Betting Bill, Differ in Approach From Cuomo","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-09T22:27:44+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-10T01:34:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eb30e765d812fc9b38b333f8d13068b2"},"description":"Rather than New York controlling sports betting operations, like Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers want to license online apps that partner with casinos.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/50144421983_1791ce7592_k.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a July 2020 COVID-19 briefing. After the governor outlined his sports betting proposal this week, which he's pursuing because of the financial distress the state's endured under COVID, two lawmakers filed a competing bill in the state legislature. (Image: Gov. Andrew Cuomo\/Flickr)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-lawmakers-file-sports-betting-bill-differ-in-approach-from-cuomo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Legislation","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/legislation\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"New York Lawmakers’ Online Sports Betting Bill Takes Different Approach From Cuomo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/eb30e765d812fc9b38b333f8d13068b2","name":"Steve Bittenbender","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-7-1-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-7-1-96x96.png","caption":"Steve Bittenbender"},"description":"Steve Bittenbender covers Midwest and Gulport news for Casino.org. He also specializes in sports betting and horse racing. Steve is a veteran reporter and brings more than two decades of experience covering sports, business and politics. He joined Casino.org in 2019. Steve has also covered major collegiate and professional sports for the Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal and is frequently featured on local network TV newscasts and podcasts for his horse racing business and legislative expertise. A Reuters contributor, he has also previously served as editor for Government Security News. Steve lives in Louisville, Kentucky -- the epicenter of the US horse racing industry -- with his wife and son. He is also an avid poker player, having learned from his uncle as a wholesome after-school pastime with cookies and milk. Contact Steve at stevebittenbender@casino.org.","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/steve-bittenbender\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}