SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: At the beginning of the year, state lawmakers held a hearing on sports betting in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Legislators had invited officials from the NBA, NFL and MLB -- but the vice president for the NBA was the only one to attend. Dan Spillane called on lawmakers to come up with a legal framework for sports betting in New York, while also asking for 1 percent. But local legislators want to make sure revenue from this type of gambling goes to the taxpayers first. Senator Jim Tedisco joins the show with more.
Will New York taxpayers reap benefits of sports betting?
PUBLISHED June 3, 2018 @11:00 AM