Online Poker is Dead in 2015 According to Tribal Lobbyist
Even though some of the pro-online poker sponsors are holding onto hope, lobbyist Quintana says it is all but dead for 2015 and he seems correct.
Originally a semi-professional player, James transitioned to the media side in 2008. Since then he has made a name for himself reporting for some of the top names in the industry. When not covering the poker world, James travels around central Virginia hunting for antique treasure.
Even though some of the pro-online poker sponsors are holding onto hope, lobbyist Quintana says it is all but dead for 2015 and he seems correct.
For some, seeing online gambling bill AB 431 move forward in the legislative process may seem like progress. There is still a lot of work to do on the bill.
While California online poker has been slow, New York and New Jersey both have legal matters to tend to, NY with RAWA and their bill and NJ with PokerStars.
Ho-Chunk Madison claimed that their e-gaming was Class II gaming and the state contended it was Class III, which would be illegal. Ho-Chunk won the appeal.
On Monday, the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed AB 431, allowing the bill to move forward in the legislative process.
The Pechanga Band of Indians had been rumored to be in agreement with PokerStars, those rumors are false. The Pechanga are standing firm on their stance.