New York Senate passes online poker bill

The bill will now head to the Assembly. The bill will now head to the Assembly. The New York Senate yesterday passed a bill — S 3898A — that would legalize and regulate online poker, continuing last year's efforts and picking up where the Senate Finance Committee's vote in May left off. The bill received a 54-8 vote.

 In June 2016, the New York Senate approved an online gambling bill by a 53-5 vote, but moved no further. Bill S 3893 was introduced in late January by Sen. John Bonacic and passed the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee with an 11-0 vote.