Rise of mobile sports betting in New York leads to increased state revenue, more problem gambling-related calls, comptroller finds

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 8:19 PM
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  • Connor Smith, Spectrum News

Taxes on mobile sports betting in New York generated $727.4 million in the 2022-23 fiscal year and have continued to grow in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The rise of mobile sports betting, though, also led to a 26% rise in problem gambling-related calls to the Office of the Addiction Services and Supports from 2021-2022, according to the New York State Gaming Commission. This, DiNapoli said, should lead to more attention on the impacts of mobile sports betting — particularly on younger people.

“Gaming has significantly expanded in the state in the last several years,” DiNapoli said in a statement.