Cuomo Calls For New York To Be The Online Sports Betting Empire State
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo repeated his desire for the state to run online sports betting in his budget address but did not provide details of his proposal.
Matthew Kredell reports on efforts to legalize sports wagering and online casino gaming around the country. He covered the multi-year effort to legalize online sports betting in New York from the beginning.
He talks to state lawmakers, lobbyists and industry representatives to get the scoop on new gambling developments in the Empire State and was at the forefront when the state budget included the authorization of legal online sports betting in 2021.
Matthew has covered the legal gambling industry since 2007, getting into regulated sports betting three years later.
An alum of USC, Matthew began his career as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News. He has also contributed to publications that include Playboy, Men’s Journal and ESPN.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo repeated his desire for the state to run online sports betting in his budget address but did not provide details of his proposal.
The budget provides few details on how Cuomo's state-run online sports betting plan would work in New York. Nor how it can be constitutional and successful.
New York Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. encouraged casino owners to let the governor know they could be forced to close the facilities if excluded from mobile sports wagering.
State Sen. Joseph Addabbo tells PlayNY that New York can't afford to follow the governor's recommendation to wait until the spring to fix the state's budget woes.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred to sports betting as potential new revenue as New York combats a $15 billion budget deficit, but he wants to wait until the spring.
If New York is going to pass a revenue bill including mobile sports betting in 2020, the legislature needs to begin the process this week.