The goal of New York online sports betting just got farther away, as there will be even less time to get a bill passed during the upcoming legislative session. The last attempt to pass mobile legislation did not end well.

Reports out of New York are indicating that the next legislative session is going to be cut short. That’s bad news for people hoping to bet on sports online in the state.

Representatives of Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, also a Democrat told the Wall Street Journal, the schedule was still being worked out and no decision has been made.

Mobile sports betting hasn’t necessarily been the hot topic floating around Albany with lawmakers choosing to prioritize other issues such as social services, wage increases, and veterans affairs.

On top of a potentially shortened legislative session, the state gaming commission failed to meet an Aug. 12 deadline to select a company to conduct a sports betting study.

The study, which will analyze the economic benefits of mobile/online sports betting, was set to being September 1 with a final report expected December 31. It’s safe to assume neither deadline will be met.

You can read more about New York online sports betting at the Legal Sports Report