Players in the Empire State will be stuck traveling to casinos upstate if they want to bet on sports as Senator Addabbo’s mobile gambling bill failed to pass the New York Assembly. The Senator tweeted that he saw no clear reason why the state could not implement mobile sports betting in 2019.

The prospects of the bill passing in the Assembly were always seen as slim, with the Speaker of the chamber Carl Heastie of the opinion that a constitutional amendment was necessary to allow mobile betting.

“NY will be stuck like a disabled car on the shoulder, while we allow an illegal sports betting business in our state thrive and idly watch other neighboring states pass us up with enormous revenue gains from mobile sports betting,” Addabbo said.

As well as legalizing mobile and casino wagering, the bill would have allowed wagering at off-track betting facilities, racetracks and in certain stadiums in the state.

More on the New York Assembly and their failure to pass this bill at iGB North America.