AMHERST,NY-  Here at this OTB facility in Williamsville Scott Curtis is betting on a favorite horse in the Preakness and that's about the only sport he can bet on.

"That's about it and it's only really jam packed when they have the big races. And they do a good job then, it's just if they had more going on they'd be even busier and it'd be good for business," said Curtis.

That's why official with Western Regional Off Track Betting and Batavia Downs Gaming are holding this signature drive.

"We are collecting petitions to let our representatives in Albany know that we would like to be part of the upcoming sports gambling legislation so that you can make a wager right here in one of our OTB branches or Batavia Downs," said Ryan Hasenauer, WROTB/Batavia Downs Gaming.

The petition drive comes just a few days after the US Supreme Court overturned a law banning professional sports betting outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The ruling paves the way for pro sports gambling at the four commercial casinos in New York once the state Gaming Commission established the new rules and regulations.

The problem is for most people is they will not be able to get to those four places because you have to bet on site," said Wojtaszek.

Henry Wojtaszek head Batavia Down Gaming and Western Regional Off Track Betting.

"So, the idea here would be that people who live in our covered area would be allowed to come to one of our various sites, we have 50 of them , 50 OTB sites, and also Batavia Downs  where we have slot machines, VLT machines, and horse racing available here as well, they'd be able to come to one of those sites and make a sports wager," said Wojtaszek.

Wojtaszek says there's already legislation in Albany that would allow pro sports gambling to be spread out to more sites across the states he's hoping the petitions will give lawmakers the extra nudge to get to get it through.

"We believe this bring it out in the open. It's a safe comfortable legal place to bet, and we believe the demand is great for it," said Wojtaszek.

Organizers say they'll continue to collect signatures through June 9th. They hope lawmakers will make a decision in their favor before the beginning of the 2018 football season.