They did a phenomenal job, being slightly ahead of schedule, getting it open before the NFL playoff season even started,\u201d Addabbo told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cEven when they\u2019re changing governors, they didn\u2019t skip a beat. So, I think that the Gaming Commission and the Hochul administration have the means and the wherewithal to set up a great process for the downstate licensing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe senator has cited the licensing fees as a revenue source the state needs since it will not get the billions in federal funding it did last year through COVID-19 relief packages.<\/p>\n
iGaming a “Missed Opportunity” for New York<\/h2>\n
The new brick-and-mortar casinos aren\u2019t the only gaming products Addabbo believes the state should consider as a new revenue source.<\/p>\n
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Fresh off the heels of mobile sports betting launching in the state, he told Casino.org<\/em> that the state needs to look at offering online casino gaming as well. He concedes it might be too heavy of a lift for this legislative session. But it needs to be discussed in Albany this year. If it can\u2019t come to fruition this year, he added, that could set the stage for iGaming legalization next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cLet’s start the conversation and see where it goes,\u201d Addabbo said. \u201cBut I think it’s a missed opportunity for our state. I think it’s something that we can do very safely given today’s technology. We could look at caps and everything else as we address the gaming addiction issue. So, for the naysayers out there, I think we can do very safely here in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A key legislator has told Casino.org that the licensing process for the state’s last three commercial casinos cannot come at the expense of the existing venues. That’s as New York lawmakers look to pass legislation this year expediting the licensing process. State Sen. Joe Addabbo\u2019s comments in a Tuesday interview come after some anticipate the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":198542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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