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New York’s sports betting market may be the biggest in the US, but Albany is clearly not done tinkering with it.
In the past week, state lawmakers have submitted a stack of bills that, if approved, would change what bettors can wager on, how sportsbooks handle customers, and even how state officials can use prediction markets.
A bill that would gut prop bets, in-play, and even over/unders
The most aggressive proposal on the board is Assembly bill A09636, filed by Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner. It would narrow legal sports betting to wagers on the final outcome, score, or winner of a sporting event or contest—cutting out proposition bets, in-play markets, and over/unders by removing the current language that allows betting on portions of events or player stats.
Woerner’s bill also enforces that operators that offer banned bet types could face fines up to $100,000 per violation, plus potential license action.
“Default limits”, opt-out, not opt-in
Another proposal, A04280 from Assemblyman Alex Bores, would require sportsbooks to apply default betting limits to every account. Bettors could opt out, but the baseline would be set by the New York State Gaming Commission.
It’s part of a bigger objective in Albany, leaning harder into guardrails, especially as mobile wagering volumes keep climbing.
A Fair Play push that targets sportsbook limiting
Bores is also behind A09125, a “Fair Play” style bill aimed at stopping operators from limiting or restricting bettors simply because they’re winning or otherwise benefiting financially from their wagering activity. The bill still allows limits tied to suspicious behavior or concerns about gambling disorder, but it would require operators to notify the bettor within 24 hours and explain the reason.
VIP programs in the crosshairs: age 25 + affordability checks
Woerner has another proposal, A09579, that would raise the bar for VIP programs. It sets a minimum VIP age of 25 and would require affordability checks before a customer can be enrolled—potentially including proof of income or financial capacity.
KYC gets a tightening, with “account sharing” on the list
On the compliance side, A9584 would tighten KYC requirements and explicitly target “account sharing” and proxy betting, giving regulators clearer language to treat it as prohibited conduct with penalties.
Prediction markets enter the Albany conversation
Finally, A09635 from Assemblyman Phil Steck would bar state agency employees, legislators, and legislative staff from using non-public information obtained through their roles to trade on prediction markets or place bets, an insider-information angle that’s popping up more often as event-contract platforms grow.
All these bills awaits approval from the committe
Most of these proposals have been referred to committee and are early in the process. But taken together, the message is hard to miss: New York lawmakers are shopping for stricter rules, on bet menus, customer protections, and the lines between gambling and federally regulated event contracts.
Source: InGame
