If this not completed in time, the bill would be put on hold until the next session, which is not due to take place until 2019.
“I don’t know if a week is enough,” Heastie said, according to Casino,org. “Sometimes that can be a lifetime. But the broad spectrum of concerns members raised, I don’t know if that can be resolved.”
However, in an effort to speed up the process, both Pretlow and State Senator John Bonacic are adding a number of amendments to the bill.
These changes include lowering the proposed integrity fee on wagers on league games from 0.25% to 0.15%, as well as limiting licensees to only operating a single online sports betting platform.
Pretlow told Buffalo News: “I think that there’s time to convince people sitting on the fence. I also think the governor might want to take credit for this but I don’t think we’re getting that much support [from the governor’s office].”
The news comes after New Jersey last week began accepting the first sports bets under new laws in the state.
Source: GMB / iGaming Business
