Prohibits licensees from relying on artificial intelligence for tracking and advertisement purposes and using such artificial intelligence to create personalized advertisements.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8916
SPONSOR: Steck TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to using artificial intelligence to personalize advertisements
on mobile sports wagering
PURPOSE:
Prohibits licensees from relying on artificial intelligence for tracking
and advertising purposes
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Subdivision 4 of section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
breeding law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as
follows:
(K) MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICENSEES SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRACK A BETTOR'S GAMBLING HABITS AND CREATING
INDIVIDUALIZED PROMOTIONS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED ON SUCH
BETTOR'S GAMBLING HABITS.JUSTIFICATION:
Timothy Fong, co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, believes
that advancements in AI have the potential to be weaponized by mobile
sports betting platforms. Last year, he said "the use of AI can create
predatory scenarios, where people who are already vulnerable because of
mental health issues or a gambling addiction could be manipulated or
targeted without their knowledge."1
To prevent mobile sports betting platforms from using AI to personalize
the betting experience for users by learning their gaming habits, this
legislation will ban all mobile sports betting platforms from using AI
for the purpose of advertisements, tracking a user's activity, and
offering personalized incentives.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Legislation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
TBD
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
(1)https://www,tucsonsentinel.com/sports/
report/120324_ai_gambling/door-opens-potential- predatorybehavior-as-
sportsbooks-imptement-ai/
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8916
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
July 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to using artificial intelligence to personalize advertise-
ments on mobile sports wagering
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to
3 read as follows:
4 (k) Mobile sports wagering licensees shall be prohibited from using
5 artificial intelligence to track a bettor's gambling habits and creating
6 individualized promotions with artificial intelligence based on such
7 bettor's gambling habits.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13402-01-5
