New York A 4280: Requires mobile sports wagering operators to establish default betting limits on their platforms and to notify authorized sports bettors of their ability to opt-out of the default betting limits

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A04280 Summary:

BILL NOA04280B

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SAME ASSAME AS S09048

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SPONSORBores

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COSPNSRBurdick, Clark, Shimsky, Torres, McDonald, Paulin, Schiavoni, Epstein, Romero, Kassay, Lunsford,
 Cunningham, Woerner, Bendett, Colton, Lee

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1367-a, RWB L

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Enacts the "choice in responsible gaming act"; requires mobile sports wagering operators to establish default betting limits on their platform and to notify authorized sports bettors of their ability to opt-out of the default betting limits.

Go to top A04280 Actions:

BILL NOA04280B

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02/03/2025referred to racing and wagering

02/05/2025amend and recommit to racing and wagering

02/05/2025print number 4280a

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

01/21/2026amend and recommit to racing and wagering

01/21/2026print number 4280b

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Go to topA04280 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4280--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BORES, BURDICK, CLARK, SHIMSKY, TORRES, McDONALD,
 PAULIN, SCHIAVONI, ROMERO, KASSAY, LUNSFORD, CUNNINGHAM -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Racing and Wager-
 ing in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to requiring mobile sports wagering operators to establish
 default betting limits on their platforms and to notify authorized
 sports bettors of their ability to opt-out of the default betting
 limits

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "choice in responsible gaming act".
 3 § 2. Section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 4 law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
 5 4-a. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "default betting limit"
 6 shall mean a defined, maximum monetary amount that an authorized sports
 7 bettor may wager through a mobile sports wagering platform over a
 8 defined period of time.
 9 (b) All mobile sports wagering operators shall implement default
 10 betting limits on their mobile sports wagering platforms. The default
 11 betting limit shall be determined by the commission prior to the effec-
 12 tive date of this subdivision and shall be based on the best practices
 13 to encourage responsible gambling.
 14 (c) When an authorized sports bettor registers for a mobile sports
 15 wagering operator's platform, such authorized sports bettor shall be
 16 opted-in to the default betting limit. Authorized sports bettors who are

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08417-06-6

 A. 4280--B 2

 1 already registered for the mobile sports wagering platform prior to the
 2 effective date of this subdivision shall also be opted-in to the default
 3 betting limit. All authorized sports bettors shall have the option to
 4 opt-out of the default betting limit.
 5 (d) The mobile sports wagering operator or platform shall notify
 6 authorized sports bettors of the existence of the default betting limit
 7 and the option to opt-out at the time of registration. For authorized
 8 sports bettors already registered for the mobile sports wagering plat-
 9 form prior to the effective date of this subdivision, such authorized
 10 sports bettors shall be notified that they have been opted-in to the
 11 default betting limit and that they have the option to opt-out.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 13 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 14 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 15 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 16 complet