{"id":182445,"date":"2021-08-10T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T03:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=182445"},"modified":"2021-08-11T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:36:07","slug":"ny-gov-cuomos-surprise-resignation-shocks-predictit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ny-gov-cuomos-surprise-resignation-shocks-predictit\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo’s Surprise Resignation Shocks PredictIt, NY Gov. May Still Face Impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shocked the nation Tuesday when he announced he would resign from office. He indicated he would rather resign than continue a fight against sexual harassment allegations he considered politically motivated. For some in the political trading world, it might have brought on a case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu.<\/p>\n

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledges people as he goes to an Albany Public Library branch to vote in the Democratic primary on June 22. On Tuesday, the governor announced he would resign from office in two weeks after facing numerous allegations of sexual harassment. (Image: Mike Groll\/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo-Flickr.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The three-term Democrat had faced a slew of allegations over the past year. That led to a myriad of investigations at the state and federal level. Ultimately, it was an independent investigation overseen by Attorney General Letitia James that led to Cuomo\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n

A 165-page report was released a week ago after that five-month inquiry led by lawyers from outside state government.\u00a0 Investigators determined that 11 women who accused Cuomo had credible claims. The report led to renewed calls for his resignation from as high-up as President Biden. But Cuomo, who refuted similar calls months ago when the harassment claims surfaced, continued to ignore them for the past week.<\/p>\n

Cuomo\u2019s lawyer, Rita Galvin, ripped the report as one-sided in statements on Friday and Tuesday, and even the governor himself on Tuesday criticized the investigation as politically motivated. But then the tone in his voice changed as he started talking about the potential of being impeached, which he said would tie up state government for months at a time when it needed to focus on COVID-19 and other matters.<\/p>\n

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Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing, and I cannot be the cause of that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Less than a minute later, Cuomo made his resignation official, with it taking effect in 14 days.<\/p>\n

His resignation came less than 24 hours after the state deadline passed to submit applications for mobile sports betting licenses<\/a>, which uses a format that could see sportsbooks taxed at 50 percent or more of their revenue.<\/p>\n

PredictIt Market React Sharply Again<\/h2>\n

Last week, in the hours before James announced the findings, the Cuomo-related markets on PredictIt, a legal online US political futures market, were fairly stable. That was with the thought that neither his resignation nor impeachment were likely. That all changed<\/a>, PredictIt Public Relations Director Lindsey Singer said, as soon as James began announcing the results.<\/p>\n

Within moments, shares on Cuomo staying in office through the end of the year dropped from 88 cents to 51 cents. Shares that Cuomo would resign before the end of August were at 2 cents before jumping up to 38 cents. Shares on his impeachment chances by Sept. 1 rose, but not as sharply.<\/p>\n

Trading over the past week on the Cuomo markets fluctuated some. But in the hours after lawmakers discussed a possible impeachment time line on Monday, they had started to settle again.<\/p>\n

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Most traders were convinced Cuomo was in for a long fight, but one where the odds were against him. Shares of him being governor at the year\u2019s end were hovering at around a quarter until midday Tuesday. Similarly, so were shares that he\u2019d resign before Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Just like last week, there was not a pre-event spike or sell-off. If anything, Singer said, there was a slight uptick in the governor\u2019s favor when the press conference was announced.<\/p>\n

Then, the floor went out. In minutes, the markets had nearly settled. Shares that he\u2019d resign before Sept. 1 rose 75 cents to 98 cents. Conversely, Cuomo sticking around until the end of the year dropped 22 cents to 2 cents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all surprised that the news broke today, but I\u2019ve been comparing it to the classic, \u2018You can\u2019t fire me, I quit!\u2019 maneuver,\u201d Singer told Casino.org<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Cuomo Impeachment Still in Play?<\/h2>\n

So, with Cuomo now officially leaving office on Aug. 24, that essentially settles his PredictIt markets, right?<\/p>\n

Maybe not.<\/p>\n

One market to keep an eye on is the impeachment market. Shares on his impeachment by Sept. 1 fell from 13 cents to 3 cents in the aftermath of his announcement early Tuesday afternoon. Then, they started slowly trending up. At 9:30 pm ET, they were trading at 8 cents.<\/p>\n

That share price is the equivalent of betting on an outcome with +1150 odds. It\u2019s a longshot, but it\u2019s still a possibility. After all, Congress impeached President Trump as he was on his way out.<\/p>\n

At least one state lawmaker wants to pursue that against Cuomo.<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (D-Manhattan) said in a statement after Cuomo\u2019s resignation that his wrongdoings went beyond the harassment claims. They included trying to cover up the extent his administration\u2019s nursing home policies during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the state\u2019s death toll. They also targeted the $5 million he made on a book deal last year about managing the crisis.<\/p>\n

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This is a pattern of his abuse of power, and impeachment is an appropriate and necessary step in our state\u2019s long and difficult healing process,\u201d Niou said. \u201cImpeachment means New York will not be paying Andrew Cuomo\u2019s pension for the rest of his life after his disgusting abuses of power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), who chairs the Judiciary Committee looking into impeachment charges against Cuomo, noted the possibility of a post-resignation impeachment \u201cas an interesting question\u201d during a press conference Monday.<\/p>\n

While not discounting it outright, Lavine added that holding a trial after the 63-year-old left office would be a \u201cmoot\u201d process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not going to be meaningful, but there would be the opportunity in the court of impeachment to prohibit him from ever again occupying statewide office,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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