New York state Sen. Alex Bores filed a bill last Friday that would prevent sports betting operators from placing limits on the “size and frequency” of wagers and deposits by bettors. The bill, AO 9125, allows for some exceptions, including bettors suspected of gambling disorder and suspicious activity.
The New York State Legislature closed its 2025 session June 17, and is set to reconvene Jan. 7, 2026. Bills filed in 2025 carry over to the 2026 session.
According to the bill, wagering operators would not be able to limit bettors who “obtain financial benefit” from betting, or “due to such bettor’s wagering activity.” The bill may be the first of its kind in the U.S., though the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Tuesday continued a discussion around how or if to prohibit operators from limiting bettors based on wins or losses. Commission staff revealed that of the 0.64% of Massachusetts bettors who have been limited by operators, more of them are bettors who win than are among those who lose.
24-hour notice of limiting proposed
In Massachusetts and New York, lawmakers and regulators also have concerns about when and how operators notify bettors that they have been limited. While that issue is still under discussion in Massachusetts, the New York bill includes a provision reading “the mobile sports wagering operator or mobile sports wagering platform shall, within twenty-four hours of issuing such limit or ban, provide electronic written notice to such authorized sports bettor.”
The explanation would have to include how and why the bettor is being limited, how long the limit would last, and a problem gambling helpline number, if there is concern that the bettor has a gambling disorder.
AO 9125 makes exceptions to the prohibition only for what the state already defines as “suspicious wagering activity” or if the behavior “indicates” that gambling disorder may be present.
Not the first bet-limiting bill in NY
New York lawmakers have previously addressed the idea of bet limits, but from a different perspective. In April, Assemblyman Robert Carroll filed a bill that would limit bettors to placing up to $5,000 in bets at a single sportsbook within a 24-hour period and limit the number of deposits to five per day.
AO 7962 would also ban operators from advertising between 8 a.m.-10 p.m. or during live sporting events, the use of certain language like “bonus bet,” funding accounts with credit cards, and odds boosts and bonuses. It would also prohibit advertisements that instruct consumers about how to wager. The bill was referred to the Racing and Gaming Committee, but did not gain traction.
