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A New York state senator is holding out hope the state will be able to implement mobile sports betting sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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New York state Sen. Joe Addabbo said on Wednesday he believes the state can still implement mobile sports betting by the end of the year. (Image: New York State Senate)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prior to Wednesday\u2019s Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee\u2019s meeting that focused on the topic in Albany, state Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Queens) said doing sports betting without the mobile component barely \u201cscratches the surface\u201d of its potential in the state.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo maximize our potential for sports betting in our state, to increase the safeguards against problematic gaming, to increase funding for education, revenue for our state and to protect these jobs, we need to include a mobile component,\u201d said the senator, who serves as the committee’s chairman. \u201cAnd I believe, as an optimist, I do believe we can do it this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As recently as a couple months ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed his opposition for mobile sports betting, calling it unconstitutional<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The committee\u2019s meeting came as the state\u2019s gaming commission is going through a regulatory review process of sports betting guidelines for the four upstate casinos. With the review period ending later this month, it\u2019s possible the state could start taking bets later this spring.<\/p>\n

Stakeholder Input<\/h2>\n

In written testimony submitted to the committee Wednesday, David O\u2019Rourke, CEO and president of the New York Racing Association, touted his organization\u2019s history of working with state officials to manage more than $2 billion in wagers last year.<\/p>\n

The NYRA also runs the largest online wagering system in the state.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the current version of this bill poses a direct threat to horseracing in New York State and, if enacted, would further restrict the sports betting marketplace and jeopardize jobs and positive statewide economic impact,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>O\u2019Rourke said<\/span>. \u201cIncluding racetracks within the sports betting framework, however, would present the best opportunity in modern memory to grow the sport, expand economic impact and create jobs around the state.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lawmakers also heard from representatives of the National Football League and the state\u2019s three teams, who in a joint letter encouraged the state to keep sports betting limited to those 21 and older.<\/p>\n

In addition, the league wants the ability to prohibit certain types of in-game and prop bets, saying those types of bets are more susceptible to match fixing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpecifically, professional and amateur sports organizations should be able to restrict, limit, or exclude wagers that are not determined solely by the final score or outcome of the event, if the sports organization reasonably determines that such restriction would significantly decrease the risk to contest integrity,\u201d said the letter, signed by NFL Executive Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Jocelyn Moore, New York Jets General Counsel Hymie Elhai, New York Giants General Counsel William J. Heller, and Buffalo Bills General Counsel Gregg G. Brandon.<\/p>\n

Online Insights<\/h2>\n

New York officials also heard just how much their residents are helping New Jersey\u2019s sportsbook operations, including mobile applications.<\/p>\n

Lindsay Slader, vice president for regulatory affairs for GeoComply, showed the committee a real-time map of New York and New Jersey. The company provides geolocation services for gaming apps in New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, Mississippi, and West Virginia. As she testified, lawmakers could see people in New York City and even upstate try, unsuccessfully, to access a New Jersey sports betting site.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that up to 80 percent of the sports bets placed in New Jersey<\/a> are done through mobile apps, and New York lawmakers learned on Wednesday just how many of those bets are happening along the states\u2019 border.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the state of New Jersey 80 percent of all traffic comes from within 10 miles of the border,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd almost half comes within two miles.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addabbo said that helps show that New York provides a substantial share \u2013 perhaps 25 percent \u2013 of the New Jersey betting market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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