New York still does not allow regulated online casinos, and the latest legislative push to change that failed to move before lawmakers closed the 2026 session in June.
The vehicle for the effort was S2614, with Assembly companion A6027. According to BKReader, the proposal would have allowed online slots, table games, live dealer games, poker and internet lottery.
The same proposal carried a 30.5% tax rate on online casino wagering. BKReader said state analysis pegged the framework at roughly $475 million in annual tax revenue, and compared that rate with New York’s 51% tax on sports betting.
Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., who chairs the Senate gaming committee, has introduced online-casino legislation for years. In May, he said the bill would get no hearing or floor vote.
Governor Kathy Hochul had not backed legalization, while the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council opposed the plan and argued that online play would cannibalize hospitality jobs. BKReader said that combination kept the bill in committee through three sessions.
On the state Senate bill page, A6027 is still marked “In Assembly Committee” and is described as authorizing interactive gaming and interactive lottery gaming.
The broader pitch is not new. In 2024, Spectrum Local News described Addabbo’s proposal as a starting point and quoted him saying he hoped to keep the discussion going during the budget process.
That earlier version of the bill included a 30.5% tax rate and a $2 million licensing fee. Spectrum also said it would direct about $11 million a year to addiction services and at least $25 million annually to training and support for union employees.
Addabbo argued then that iGaming and iLottery could help address projected state deficits and keep more gambling dollars in New York rather than neighboring states such as New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He also said the plan should not cannibalize brick-and-mortar licenses and could create more union jobs through live dealers.
A separate December 2025 sweepstakes ban, signed as S5935A and also authored by Addabbo, removed an unregulated dual-currency product that he had called a prerequisite for the wider online-casino debate.
For comparison, New Jersey has run a regulated online casino market since November 2013. Its Division of Gaming Enforcement reported $276.3 million in internet gaming revenue in May 2026, up 11.9% from a year earlier, and $1.32 billion through May.
Action Network said the earliest realistic timeline for legal New York online casinos is 2027, assuming a bill passes and wins executive approval.
