Having already been instrumental in bringing legal, regulated mobile sports gambling to New York, a process that has netted the state more than $250 million in new taxes in the past half-year, Joe Addabbo isn’t about to take his eye off expanding gambling’s reach, which he views as a vital source of new educational funding.

The state senator from Queens recently had his district boundaries redrawn and lost the Resorts World New York City casino, one of two sites viewed as near-locks to expand to full-service casinos when the state gaming commission issues three new licenses in the coming months.

Nevertheless, Addabbo said he’ll continue to advocate for Resorts World, which is situated at Aqueduct Racetrack near JFK Airport.