February 23, 2016
California Assemblyman Adam Gray’s new online poker legalisation bill AB2863 (see previous report) has received more tribal support, this time from the Pala Band of Mission Indians and the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The tribal organisations join as early supporters the Rincon Band of Lusiteno Indians, who publicised their approval of the bill and […]
February 20, 2016
Assemblyman Adam Gray, who has been largely responsible for driving the latest online poker legalisative attempts in California (see previous reports) took many by surprise late Friday when he launched AB2863 in the state’s lower house, apparently approved by at least one tribal group. The tribe – the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians – issued […]
February 14, 2016
New details seem to be surfacing almost daily on the latest attempt to legalise online gambling in California – Assemblyman Adam Gray’s AB431. Over the weekend media reports started to emerge on the latest amendments to the bill, including amendment 4 which classified the measure as an urgent issue set for implementation immediately following a […]
February 13, 2016
California’s Assemblyman Adam Gray continued to attempt to build consensus among the state’s powerful tribes this week on his proposal to legalise online poker, reportedly holding discussions in Sacramento last Thursday at which some tribes agreed in principle that any legalisation moves should be limited to licensing only tribes and cardrooms, and to paying a […]
February 13, 2016
The week ended on a more optimistic note in California as news emerged (and was confirmed) that recent amendments to Assemblyman Adam Gray’s shell bill AB431 could clear one of the main current obstacles to online poker legalisation – the involvement of the racetracks. Gray’s solution is fairly straightforward – give the racing industry a […]
September 30, 2015
This month saw the close of another legislative session in California, still without a solution to the legalisation of online poker for the seventh or eighth year running…and racetracks and some tribal groups apparently still miles apart on agreement, casting a shadow over future possibilities. Aside from “bad actor” clauses designed to keep major competitors […]
September 12, 2015
The entrenched positions of interested parties in California has again ensured that the legalisation of online poker has not progressed beyond committee stage as the current legislative session ended this week. The session started with strong hopes and four different political proposals, but ended with just one – the skeletal AB431 authored by Assemblyman Adam […]
August 18, 2015
More than seven years of striving to get an online poker legalisation bill to a floor vote in the California state legislature could again end in frustration and failure this year as a procedural deadline looms just three weeks away. Tribal, online poker, racetrack and card room alliances remain at odds on who should and […]
July 30, 2015
It appears that Churchill Downs is well advanced in getting its ducks in a row should Californian politicians ever approve the licensing and regulation of online poker. The publication Courier-Journal reported Thursday that the Louisville-based racing company has been developing an online poker platform at its interactive division at corporate headquarters, and on Wednesday this […]
July 23, 2015
A new study has confirmed what other surveys have found in polling Californians – there is widespread support for properly regulated online poker in the state. The National Research Institute and Survata Inc were commissioned by All In Media to conduct the latest survey, which polled a sample of 1,500 Californians of legal gambling age. […]