Latest Gambling News: New York Considers Proposal To End Sports-Betting Limiting, and more

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New York Considers Proposal To End Sports-Betting Limiting

A bill recently filed in New York would end the practice of sports betting operators limiting winning customers.

A9125, introduced by Democratic Assemblymember Alex Bores, was referred to the Racing and Gaming Committee, and is expected to be considered when the New York legislature reconvenes in January.

The bill calls for sports-betting operators to be “prohibited from limiting the size or frequency of deposits or wagers” just because a customer “obtains financial benefit” from wagering.

Bores’ proposal does include exemptions for “suspicious wagering activity and indications of a gambling disorder”. The bill also requires operators and platforms to provide electronic written notice when an authored sports bettor is limited or banned.

New York is not the only state considering taking action against the practice of limiting.

At a meeting last week, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) directed its staff to begin the process on a regulation requiring that gamblers be notified they have been limited and how, as well as obtaining more information about why bettors are limited at all.

MGC data found 0.64 percent of bettors in Massachusetts were limited as of December 2024.

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Challenge To IGRA, Compacts

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied cert in a case brought by the company formerly known as Maverick Gaming to challenge the constitutionality of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), according to a list of pending cases released on Monday (October 6).

Maverick Gaming, which has filed for bankruptcy and is now known as RunItOneTime, sued federal and Washington state officials and asked for an order invalidating all tribal gaming compacts in Washington state.

The Shoalwater Bay Tribe, whose compact was challenged, maintained that dismissal was required for failure to join the tribes in Washington. Maverick lost the case in district court and on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

The company challenged a 2020 law granting tribes exclusivity over retail and on-property mobile sports betting. Maverick argued the compacts violate equal protection and were invalid because the company’s cardrooms are not permitted to offer the same forms of gaming as tribes.

The Supreme Court’s decision denying cert has brought RunItOneTime’s case to an end.

“The Supreme Court has once again rejected a meritless suit that sought to attack the very heart of tribal rights,” said Native American Rights Fund staff attorney Lenny Powell.

Aristocrat To Acquire Awager Ltd

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd has acquired Awager Ltd from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, for an undisclosed sum, the company announced Tuesday (October 7).

The acquisition remains subject to regulatory pre-approvals. Awager is based in Israel, with approximately 75 employees located in Israel, Eastern Europe, and the U.S.

Awager is a leading provider in the fast-emerging and regulated Live Slot streaming segment. The deal is expected to close in the coming months, according to a statement from Aristocrat.

The live slot streaming and casino gameplay provider is set to be merged into the Aristocrat portfolio, as the supplier aims to strengthen its digital presence in the U.S.

EU Standard On Markers Of Harm Clears Key Hurdle

National standardisation bodies have voted in favour of the European Gaming and Betting Association’s (EGBA) proposed European standard on markers of harm, according to the trade group.

Vasiliki Panousi, senior manager of EU affairs at the EGBA, welcomed what will be the first commonly agreed European standard for identifying risky gambling behaviours.

A vote in the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on the proposals took place on September 25.

The standard will now go through the formal CEN finalisation process before it is published, which is expected to take several months and be completed by early 2026.

Once published, it will be available for voluntary adoption by gambling regulators and operators across Europe.

The Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF) also welcomed the news, saying it believes the standards will be most useful in CEN member jurisdictions where duty of care rules “are few or do not yet exist”.

GREF’s members have very different gambling regulatory frameworks, “some of which have very strict duty of care rules”, the not-for-profit organisation outlined in a press release.

“GREF would like to highlight that, in accordance with Article 2 of E.U. Regulation 1025/2012 on European standardisation, compliance with this standard remains voluntary, unless otherwise required by the regulatory authorities. It is incumbent upon operators to ensure compliance with the national legal requirements,” according to the organisation of gambling regulators.

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