Some 10 years ago, as the New York legislative session began to wind down, Asm. Gary Pretlow introduced a bill to legalize online poker in the Empire State.
It never made it out of committee back then. Every effort since, from either the Assembly or Senate, has met similar fates. But that decade-old bill from Pretlow was the starting point for Sen. Joseph Addabbo in 2024.
A few weeks ago, Addabbo – on the heels of seeing his latest push to legalize online casinos in New York – introduced legislation that would specifically legalize NY online poker.
This late in the legislative session, it’s likely improbable for the proposal to pass. But Addabbo used that bill as another starting point.
