New York · Assembly Bill · 2025-2026 Regular Sessions
AB8916
New York Assembly Bill 8916 — An Act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to using artificial intelligence to personalize advertisements on mobile sports wagering

Status ● Introduced Effective N/A Passage Likelihood M

WHAT THIS BILL REGULATES · 1 REQUIREMENT TYPE

How Is This Bill Enforced

Enforcement Authority
Enforcement authority is not specified in the bill text. Existing enforcement mechanisms under the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law and the New York State Gaming Commission would apply.
Private Right of Action
No private right of action. Enforcement is exclusive to the designated authority.
Penalties
The bill does not specify penalties, damages, or remedies. Enforcement and penalties would fall under the existing regulatory framework of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law and the New York State Gaming Commission's authority.

What This Bill Requires

Verbatim statutory text on the left; plain-language analysis and a per-section checklist on the right. Numbered markers cross-link to the matching checklist row.

Statutory Text
Analysis & Obligations
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-a(4)(k)
Prohibition on AI-driven bettor tracking and personalized promotions
Deployer

(k) 1 Mobile sports wagering licenseesMobile sports wagering licenseeNot formally defined in this bill. The term refers to licensees authorized under section 1367-a of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law to operate mobile sports wagering platforms in New York.Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-a shall be prohibited from using artificial intelligence to track a bettor's gambling habits and creating individualized promotions with artificial intelligence based on such bettor's gambling habits.

This provision adds a new paragraph (k) to subdivision 4 of section 1367-a, imposing a categorical prohibition on mobile sports wagering licensees' use of artificial intelligence in two linked activities: tracking a bettor's gambling habits and creating individualized promotions based on those habits. The prohibition is absolute — no consent mechanism, disclosure alternative, or exception is provided.

The provision targets a specific intersection of AI and gambling consumer protection: the use of AI-driven behavioral profiling to create personalized promotional offers that could exploit individual gambling patterns or vulnerabilities. By prohibiting both the tracking mechanism and the promotional output, the bill forecloses the entire pipeline rather than regulating only one end.

Compliance actions 1 item
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Mobile sports wagering licenseesMobile sports wagering licenseeNot formally defined in this bill. The term refers to licensees authorized under section 1367-a of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law to operate mobile sports wagering platforms in New York.Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 1367-a must not use artificial intelligence to track a bettor's gambling habits or to create individualized promotions based on such habits.
CP-01.1
NY AB 8916 § 2
Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, meaning there is no phase-in or delayed implementation period for the prohibition on AI-driven bettor tracking and personalized promotions.

Passage Likelihood

Medium
Status Introduced
Chamber No passage
Committee No action
Majority party Yes
Bipartisan Yes
Prior session None

Legislative History

2025-07-16 referred to racing and wagering
2026-01-07 referred to racing and wagering

Entry Last Reviewed

2026-05-20
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