Despite significant momentum last week, it appears online gaming regulation in New York is unlikely to happen in the immediate future.
The path to regulation in New York began earlier this month when the New York Senate Finance Committee reported with a 20-8 vote to the Senate floor Senator John Bonacic’s online poker legalization bill, S5302C.
Momentum took off from there with last week with the Senate resoundingly passing the bill by a 53-5 vote. The bill's next step was to be approved by the state's other legislative house, the Assembly.