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Assembly Bill A9146

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from providing counseling, therapy, and treatment services for bettors in New York

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2025-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1367-a, RWB L

2025-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mobile sports wagering operators when providing information regarding compulsive play, all links and referrals for counseling, therapy or treatment services shall direct account holders to the problem gambling services webpage maintained by the office of addiction services and supports.

2025-A9146 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9146
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to prohibiting mobile sports wagering operators from provid-
   ing counseling, therapy, and treatment services  for  bettors  in  New
   York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (xiv) and (xv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivi-
 sion  4 of section 1367-a of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
 ing law, as added by section 4 of part Y of chapter 59 of  the  laws  of
 2021, are amended to read as follows:
   (xiv)  maintain  a  publicly  accessible  internet  page  dedicated to
 responsible play, a link to which  must  appear  on  the  mobile  sports
 wagering  operator's website and in any mobile application or electronic
 platform on which a bettor may place wagers. The responsible  play  page
 shall  include:  a  statement  of  the mobile sports wagering operator's
 policy and commitment to responsible gaming; information  regarding,  or
 links  to  information regarding, the risks associated with gambling and
 the potential signs of problem gaming; the availability of  self-imposed
 responsible gaming limits; a link to a problem gaming webpage maintained
 by  the office of addiction services and supports; and such other infor-
 mation or statements as the commission may require by rule; [and]
   (xv) WHEN PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING COMPULSIVE PLAY,  ALL  LINKS
 AND REFERRALS FOR COUNSELING, THERAPY OR TREATMENT SERVICES SHALL DIRECT
 ACCOUNT  HOLDERS  TO THE PROBLEM GAMBLING SERVICES WEBPAGE MAINTAINED BY
 THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. THE MOBILE SPORTS  WAGER-
 ING  OPERATOR  SHALL  NOT ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION OR
 ENTITY THAT PROVIDES COUNSELING,  THERAPY,  OR  TREATMENT  SERVICES  FOR
 COMPULSIVE  PLAY. NOTHING IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL PROHIBIT THE MOBILE
 SPORTS  WAGERING  OPERATOR  FROM  PROVIDING  RESPONSIBLE  GAMING  TOOLS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13809-01-5

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