A bill passed in the New York state Senate and Assembly this summer that would ban online sweepstakes casinos was delivered to the desk of Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday.
State Sen. Joseph Addabbo’s bill, SB 5935, unanimously passed in the Assembly in mid-June. Addabbo, the chair for the Racing, Wagering, and Gaming Committee, had no trouble steering his bill through the upper chamber.
The bill’s arrival on the governor’s desk started a 30-day clock in which Hochul can either sign the bill into law or veto it. SB 5935 would automatically become law if she does neither.
If enacted, New York banning online sweeps would punctuate what has been a disastrous 2025 calendar year on the legislative front for the industry.
