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When New Yorkers go to the polls next month they will be asked to change the constitution to legalize gambling on non-Indian land.

The Senate also voted for the first time to legalize gambling on online poker in the state, a historic expansion of gambling, passing a bill 53 to 5 to allow the state's 11 racetrack casinos to apply for 11 licenses to hold online poker games.

Our unions have been discussing the potential impact of legalized gambling on players» privacy and publicity rights, the integrity of our games and the volatility on our businesses.

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While the city used to have a monopoly on casinos, 18 other states have legalized them now, and 30 allow legalized gambling of some kind.

In that case, Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that legalized sports betting in the state, however, the federal ban on gambling still needs to be overturned before that bill can be passed.

It recently dawned on sports leagues, however, that there is a lot of money to be made in a legalized sports gambling world.

As reported by my counterpart Chris Bragg at our sister publication Crain's New York Business, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced plans for a November referendum that would legalize full - scale casino gambling in the state, not just at the tracks and off - track betting facilities that have them now.

The New York legislature was closing down on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

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The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go - ahead to legalize betting on sports.

ALBANY — Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Gov. Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part of his plan to expand legalized gambling in the state.

The state legislature was closing in on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

Lawmakers did act on issues of gambling and booze — legalizing fantasy - sports sites and lifting the blue law that banned alcohol sales before noon on Sundays.

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«For state legislators, it is much harder to raise taxes on income or sales or cut spending on education or other vital services, while legalizing and expanding gambling is seen as a relatively easy and painless source of revenue and job growth,» said Lucy Dadayan, the Rockefeller analyst who wrote the report.

Gambling powers — from Malaysia, Las Vegas, Yonkers and even Hamburg — are engaged in a furious and expensive last - minute campaign at the state Capitol on whether to legalize daily fantasy sports contests and online poker wagering.

Nassau and Suffolk county officials are pushing Cuomo to allow slot machines on Long Island as part of his plan to expand legalized gambling in the state.

Prof. Robert Frank of Cornell concurs: «Legalized casino gambling encourages people to pin their hopes on games of chance that are stacked against them.

According to a report in today's New York Post, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Governor Andrew Cuomo are all on board with the idea of giving voters a chance to approve legalized gambling in New York.

In addition to the convention center plan, the Governor introduced a range of policy proposals building on his legislative success in 2011, including the creation of a new pension tier for new state employees and an expected push to legalize gambling in the state.

Karen Hinton — married to State Operations Director Howard Glaser, one of the governor's oldest friends and a key figure in Cuomo's high - stakes efforts to legalize casino gambling, bring a new power utility to Long Island, and finalize a decision on hydrofracking for natural gas — is a «managing director» at Mercury Public Affairs, which was founded by several former aides and advisers to Republican former Gov. George Pataki.

The poll also found that most New Yorkers want the state to permit ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City, but they are not in favor of a proposal to legalize daily fantasy sports gambling, including games offered on popular websites like FanDuel or DraftKings.

-LSB-...] said the $ 4 billion convention center it intends to build is «not predicated» on New York legalizing gambling, the firm would only commit to constructing the 2.6 million - square - foot first phase of the project -LSB-...]

«After all - day talks at the state Capitol, legislators reached a tentative deal with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on a two - year, $ 40 billion budget early Sunday morning that hikes corporate taxes, raises the personal income tax on the wealthy and legalizes keno gambling.

But, at least one real - life Brandon Lang has, in the wake of last night's inspirational Saints victory, called on President Obama to legalize, once and for all, sports gambling and all other online gambling, nationwide.

With all of this being said, the future is uncertain for states that were just beginning to gain momentum on the legalized online gambling front.

Japan legalized casino gambling last year but is still working on the details of where and how many to authorize.