As far as the article is concerned, the 64% tax just applied to online sports betting and not on the usual casino games on land-based casinos.
Don't know how the setup of land-based casinos is there but maybe there is part of it where gamblers can place bets online right at the casinos. People should not overreact to the figure of 64% without seeing the whole "tax matrix", breakdown, and what is covered regarding taxation.
This feels like New York is forcing people to play on physical casinos when it comes to sports betting, and I do not like it one bit. It leaves little room for gamblers in terms of freedom on which platform they are going to play, and that, to me, is kinda restricting and may even force me to bet somewhere else. I'm not a huge fan of sports betting tbh, though when I bet on big events, I bet big. The 64% tax figure, to me, is not really attractive at all, and may even discourage me from playing at all.
Then again, this is just a request, and the taxation is yet to be passed so hopefully the regulators may still come to their senses.