Professor I Nelson Rose on uncertain times for sports betting in the Big Apple.

New York

I recently wrote a blog explaining why the plan to issue online sports betting licences in New York will be a disaster.

Not only will the tax rate be the highest in the nation - possibly a ridiculous 71 per cent - but the entire law is on its face unconstitutional.

In a case involving fantasy sports, trial court judge Gerald Connolly forcefully concluded that the New York Constitution prevents the State Legislature from legalising any form of sports betting. 

Read the full article in the March issue of InterGaming

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