New York Passes Sports Betting Regulations For Its Upstate CasinosRules Now Enter 60-Day Public Comment Period Before Being Finalized |
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Sports betting in New York State is one step closer to fruition in its four upstate casinos. On Monday, the state’s gaming commission gave preliminary approval to a set of regulations that would allow the four properties to begin offering sports betting.
The new rules come just a couple weeks after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed for the commission to pass regulations for sports betting in his State of the State address. A 2013 law made it legal for its casinos to offer sports betting, but there was no regulatory framework for it to operate in.
Until now.
With the approval, the rules will go through a 60-day public comment period before finalization by the commission. Once the waiting period is over, Rivers Casino, Del Lago Resort & Casino, Tioga Downs Casino, and Resorts World Catskills will be eligible to start taking wagers.
Each casino already has a major partner to help run their sports betting operations. Del Lago has a partnership with DraftKings, Tioga obtained a partnership with FanDuel, Rivers partnered with Rush Street Interactive, and Resorts World with bet365.
When commercial casinos begin offering sports betting, the tribal casinos will be allowed to as well per their compact with the state. The Oneida Indian Nation announced a partnership with Caesars earlier this year for their eventual sports betting operation.
Most notably, the regulations left out a bad-actor clause and an ‘integrity fee’ to the leagues. It also left out any mention of mobile sports betting apps. In the current legislative landscape, mobile apps will not be available and all betting will be done at a retail sportsbook.
Cuomo believes that in order for mobile betting to be legal, an amendment must be made to the state’s constitution. Others in the state legislature believe that an amendment isn’t needed. Sen. Joseph Addabbo, who introduced New York’s online poker legislation, believes that mobile betting is allowable as long as the servers are located at the casinos.
The implementation of sports betting should increase revenue to the state’s casinos, which are already falling short of projections just a couple years into their existence.
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