Latest market development: New York looking to impose new gambling safeguards.
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- New York looking to impose new gambling safeguards BY Spectrum News Staff New York State PUBLISHED 5:23 PM ET Mar
- 30, 2026 SHARE New York is moving to crack down on underage sports betting and problem gambling
- Kathy Hochul has previewed sweeping new measures that would block minors from accessing betting apps and limit how companies target users
- The proposal would require stricter age verification, biometric identification and even preventing gambling apps from being downloaded on devices used by underage New Yorkers
- For adults, new safeguards look at risky behavior like flagging when a bettor deposits large amounts over certain time periods or if they display other problem gambling habits
- Potential intervention triggered by that behavior could range from warnings, to a mandatory video, to direct outreach and even account suspension
- Source: New York looking to impose new gambling safeguards
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Published by Bestforexapp on April 01, 2026. Source: New York looking to impose new gambling safeguards