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 19, 2016
Online poker supporters hoping for a “second time lucky” success for an online poker legalisation bill in Washington State were disappointed this week when the bill failed to gain traction and missed a mid-February legislative deadline, condemning it to failure for another year. HB1114, sponsored by state Representatives Sherry Appleton and Vincent Buys, sought to […]
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 […]
February 3, 2016
In an encouraging development for online poker, the New York State Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, chaired by Sen. John Boracic, unanimously voted in favour of Bill. S5302 which allows for the operation of certain interactive poker games such as Omaha and Texas hold’em – considered to be games of skill rather than luck. The […]
February 1, 2016
The New York Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee will hear SB5302B online poker bill tomorrow (Tuesday) sponsored by Chair of the Committee Senator John J. Bonacic. Our readers will recall a similar bill submitted by Bonacic failed in the State Senate last year as did two others in 2014 and 2013. Provisions in this […]
January 22, 2016
Determined New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow has started 2016 with a renewed attempt to legalise online poker, resubmitting as bill A9049, a measure reportedly unchanged from last year’s, which failed to make it out of committee. There are rumours that Senator John J. Bonacic, whose similar bill in the state Senate failed last year, is […]
January 15, 2016
State senators in Nebraska have rejected a proposal that poker is a game predominantly of skill and therefore does not constitute gambling in terms of state law. Almost a year on from its introduction by Sen. Ty Larson, and after a six-hour debate in the state Legislature this week, bill HB619 received only 16 votes […]