{"id":4945,"date":"2018-04-22T18:53:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T18:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4945"},"modified":"2018-04-23T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:55:09","slug":"ny-online-pokers-new-life-could-be-tied-to-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ny-online-pokers-new-life-could-be-tied-to-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Online Poker\u2019s New Life Could Be Tied To Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Assemblyman Clyde Vanel arrived on the <strong>New York online poker<\/strong> scene earlier this month, he brought plenty of optimism with him. Now, fellow Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is trying to temper expectations.<\/p>\n<p>However, even though Pretlow does not have the high hopes for online poker Vanel does, he did indicate in a recent interview with <strong>Online Poker Report<\/strong> that poker\u2019s chances are <strong>not bad<\/strong> to pass in the Empire State this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Bill gaining co-sponsors, goal is 76<\/h2>\n<p>As Vanel mentioned, his online poker bill is quickly gaining co-sponsors.\u00a0 The bill currently has <strong>44<\/strong> co-sponsors. Pretlow predicted the bill will get to 60. However, he also said 60 is <strong>not enough<\/strong> to give the bill a good shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will get to 60, but my goal is 76. At 76, that means there\u2019s a majority of Democrats in favor,\u201d Pretlow said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Pretlow frequently lamented the stubbornness of his peers in the Assembly when it comes to online poker. In particular, he fears the Speaker Carl Heastie will never let online poker happen. Pretlow elaborated on why Heastie is such a roadblock:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe\u2019s not in favor of gambling,\u201d Pretlow said. \u201cIt\u2019s obvious there are a lot of people in the Assembly not in favor of gambling of any sort. I try to explain to them that this is an expansion of existing gambling, but it\u2019s hard to do when minds are closed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Standalone bill not poker\u2019s only chance at passing<\/h2>\n<p>Convincing fellow Assembly members is the clearest tact to getting regulated online poker. There is another way though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports betting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While online poker lacks support, sports betting has much more <strong>momentum<\/strong>. Moreover, with a potential decision in the<strong> Supreme Court<\/strong> sports betting case possibly just days away, time is of the essence for the state.<\/p>\n<p>New York already has a sports betting measure in place. Voters approved a measure to allow wagering, but that measure <strong>lacks specifics<\/strong>, only stating that commercial casinos in the state can take wagers. A bill expanding sports betting to <strong>race tracks<\/strong> is needed. The state also needs to pass specific regulations regarding who <strong>oversees wagering<\/strong>, <strong>taxation plans<\/strong>, and other details.<\/p>\n<p>Given how many neighboring states are also rushing to implement sports betting, time is of the essence in <strong>Albany<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Pretlow sees pairing up the two as a <strong>last resort<\/strong>, not an obvious course of action.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to combine them, but if I have to then I will. The sports betting bill has a better chance to pass, and maybe it can carry online poker with it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Pretlow may still sound skeptical, the energy and enthusiasm of Vanel, as well as the hopes of riding sports betting\u2019s coattails into law have many New Yorkers holding out hope<strong> 2018 is the year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, New York residents should reach out to their local representatives and tell them they are ready to <strong>#PlayNY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The post Online Poker\u2019s New Life Could Be Tied To Sports Betting appeared first on Play NY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Assemblyman Clyde Vanel arrived on the New York online poker scene earlier this month, he brought plenty of optimism&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ny-online-pokers-new-life-could-be-tied-to-sports-betting\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NY Online Poker\u2019s New Life Could Be Tied To Sports Betting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[374,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-link","6":"category-industry","7":"category-news-category","8":"post_format-post-format-link","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NY Online Poker\u2019s New Life Could Be Tied To Sports Betting -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ny-online-pokers-new-life-could-be-tied-to-sports-betting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NY Online Poker\u2019s New Life Could Be Tied To Sports Betting -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When Assemblyman Clyde Vanel arrived on the New York online poker scene earlier this month, he brought plenty of optimism&hellip; 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