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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9048
IN SENATE
January 27, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager-
ing
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
17 already registered for the mobile sports wagering platform prior to the
18 effective date of this subdivision shall also be opted-in to the default
19 betting limit. All authorized sports bettors shall have the option to
20 opt-out of the default betting limit.
21 (d) The mobile sports wagering operator or platform shall notify
22 authorized sports bettors of the existence of the default betting limit
23 and the option to opt-out at the time of registration. For authorized
24 sports bettors already registered for the mobile sports wagering plat-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 form prior to the effective date of this subdivision, such authorized
2 sports bettors shall be notified that they have been opted-in to the
3 default betting limit and that they have the option to opt-out.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
5 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
6 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
7 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
8 completed on or before such effective date.
