Here’s to hoping that the eighth time is a charm for New York online poker. Lawmakers in the Empire State are once again consider online poker legislation, following a nearly zero progress through 2019. State Senator Joseph Addabbo is once again at the helm of the 2020 push.

But New York lawmakers have filed bills to regulate online poker every year since 2014 without success, and the new legislation remains unchanged from 2019. The state Constitution prohibits these sorts of games with a few exceptions, including the regulated commercial casino industry. The enabling law does not, however, include any authorization for online gambling.

The bill did not move at all last year, so it is assigned to the Gaming, Racing and Wagering Committee again… that’s one that Addabbo chairs himself. A matching bill from Assemblyman Gary Pretlow is also reassigned to his corresponding committee in the lower chamber… so best of luck.

You can read more on the 2020 push for internet poker legislation at Online Poker Report.