August 22, 2014
Barely a week after withdrawing his bid to seek the intrastate legalisation of online poker in California (see previous reports), California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer has issued a statement explaining his decision and outlining his plans for the future. Some cliff notes from the statement: * Jones-Sawyer will be back in the next session with a […]
August 11, 2014
The news that California politicians Lou Correa and Reggie Jones-Sawyer have pulled their intrastate online poker legalisation bills at committee stage (see previous reports) has apparently not discouraged the powerful Pokerstars, Morongo tribal group and LA card rooms alliance, which has issued a statement on the issue underlining a continued commitment to participate in a […]
August 8, 2014
Barely a day after California state Senator Lou Correa announced the demise of his bill SB1366 seeking to legalise online poker in the Golden State (see previous report), a second and similar bill has been withdrawn by proposer Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer. Members of the Assemblyman’s staff said Thursday that the reasons for the withdrawal were […]
August 7, 2014
For the fifth year running it appears that the prospect of legalised online poker in California is fading following the announcement by Sen. Lou Correa that he has pulled his legalisation bill due to too little time in which to reconcile the competing and vested interests of cardrooms and tribal groups. Our readers will recall […]
July 20, 2014
In an initiative apparently spearheaded by California Grand Casino in Northern California, 25 of the Golden State’s 88 poker card rooms have come out in support of legalised intrastate online poker as the legislative debate heats up with an end-August legislative deadline in sight. The 25 operators, including Hollywood Park and Hustler in Los Angeles, […]
July 11, 2014
Two online poker intrastate legalisation bills that have been languishing at committee stage for months could be running out of time, reports the publication California Gambler. The reason is the absolute state legislative deadline of August 31, which could mean that bills not passed by Senate and House by that date are scrapped and have […]
June 11, 2014
The influential Poker Players Alliance has put its support behind attempts by Pokerstars to oppose the inclusion of “bad actor” language in any intrastate online poker legalisation bills that may be presented to California legislators. The Alliance has made available the results of a survey that shows most Californian online poker players surveyed are supportive […]
May 30, 2014
A bill drafted by the powerful Pechanga and San Manuel tribal coalition for the intrastate legalisation of online poker in California may be unveiled this week after months of rumour and speculation, according to tribal lobbyist Jerome Encinas. The coalition met this week in what is believed to be finalisation talks on the draft bill’s […]
May 23, 2014
Independent research company Capitol Matrix has released the results of a survey that could give politicians considering the legalisation of online poker in California a positive outlook on the prospects; the company estimates that a legalised intrastate market could generate $845 million in state tax from overall revenues of $1.91 billion…and has the potential to […]
May 18, 2014
In what could prove a breakthrough in the move toward online poker legalisation in California, the important San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians and the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians have reportedly reached a broad consensus on how they see the market should be regulated. Tribal differences have bedevilled the legalisation issue in California […]