Cuomo rejected such asks in March, explaining the commercial casinos are private entities. “I don’t want to get into the business of private concerns,” the governor stated.<\/p>\n
Allowing the venues to operate sports betting could provide some sort of boost. Nevada’s 191 sportsbooks set a revenue record in 2017 with $248.8 million in earnings.<\/p>\n
The 2013 legislation that led to the four commercial casinos seemingly also grants them the rights to sports betting. Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) on anti-commandeering interpretations of the Tenth Amendment.<\/p>\n
\nNo gaming facility may conduct sports wagering until such time as there has been a change in federal law authorizing such or upon a ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction that such activity is lawful,” the 2013 casino bill reads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The legislation goes on to detail how sports betting must operate, including mandating that bets be placed in a “sports wagering lounge located at a casino,” and from “persons physically present.” Professional and college sports betting would be permitted, the exception being collegiate events that take place within New York borders.<\/p>\n
The Gaming Commission was vague in telling Purdum when it might issue final regulations (licensing fee, tax rates) on sports betting using the 2013 law. “The only timeframe they would give me was ‘in the short term,'” Purdum revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New York sports betting was a highly debated topic over the last month in the State Assembly, but with no common ground reached on several key topics, the legislature adjourned this week without passing a bill to legalize the gambling activity. For the New York Gaming Commission, that means it’s on to Plan B. Sports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":81517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,13592,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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