There is no bigger proponent for domestic online poker in the Empire State than Senator Joseph Addabbo of Howard Beach. Addabbo has sponsored three bills this session that would regulate local poker sites in New York, with the latest, S9226, introduced yesterday. The bill’s next stop will be the Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee. Senator …
New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr., has been attempting to legalize online and mobile casino gambling in the Empire State for years. Since 2019, he has been introducing legislation aimed at these purposes, and has done so again in 2024. S8185 is now being debated in the Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee. Included …
New York Mayor Kathy Hochul has a bill on her desk that, if signed into law, would allow convicted felons to seek employment at domestic New York Casinos. The bill came forth from the state senate despite big bipartisan margins in June 2022. Current state laws do not allow casino operators to hire convicted felons. Lawmakers stated …
Over the weekend, Fox Sports placed an interesting bet on the future of sports television and online gambling in the United States. And the sports network made their wager in a market that has yet to allow legalized sports betting via online and mobile apps. Despite allowing only brick-and-mortar casinos to operate sportsbooks in New …
Yahoo Finance has recently reported that the fastest growing industry for the Empire State will be the gambling industry in 2019. This conclusion is based on statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL) and projections from the Projections Managing Partnership (PMP). The PMP is a government-backed combination of business that produces state labor market …
Some exciting news lately for proponents of online poker in New York. On Tuesday, A bill that was introduced in January made it past the Senate finance committee without any contentious debate. The bill will move on to the state Assembly where its future remains hopeful but unknown. S 3898 is the online poker bill …