Some New York Legislators Push for Mobile Betting Via Server Location

Race fans place bets prior to the 150th Belmont Stakes on Jun. 9, 2018 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)New York’s voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2013 permitting upstate casinos, and the state legislature that year authorized sports betting in case there was a future change in federal law. That opportunity arose last May when the Supreme Court overturned PASPA.

The state’s gaming commission approved regulations on Jan. 28. A few more procedural steps remain with sports betting likely beginning in April or May. The 2013 law states that “an operator shall accept wagers on sports events only from persons physically present in the sports wagering lounge,” but…