New York online casino won’t make the state budget, likely ending chances for iGaming legalization in 2024.

Speaking to PlayUSA after his panel Thursday at the iGaming NEXT Summit in downtown Manhattan, state Sen. Joseph Addabbo said the Senate would not include online casino and iLottery in its one-house budget next week.

“It’s out of the budget but that doesn’t mean we cannot resume that conversation in June or December. It materializes at any point.”

In January, New York online casino efforts got off to a bad start when Gov. Kathy Hochul did not include it and online lottery in the executive budget.

Addabbo said when introducing SB8185 that the Senate would not include iGaming in its budget proposal if Hochul didn’t come around by March.