New York’s restaurants want a share of the jackpot their state is collecting from on-site gambling.
The New York State Restaurant Association has asked state lawmakers to consider granting licenses for on-premise betting to eating and drinking places.
“We understand sports betting terminals and kiosks might not have a place in every restaurant and expanding available licenses may not be a silver bullet for the industry,” association CEO Melissa Fleischut said in a prepared statement. “However, for those where this is a fit, the additional revenue from on-premises sports betting could mean the difference between closing and survival.”
The association noted that a sports bar in Washington, D.C., reported collecting $1.4 million from on-site betting between the September start of the NFL season and late December.
