Delaware and Nevada are already in, and New Jersey is knocking on the door. What are we referring to? Online poker in the United States of course. With the US Department of Justice now allowing the individual states in the US to declare their online poker destiny, Nevada and Delaware have quickly moved to legalize online poker. Delaware has gone further and legalized betting on NFL football games as well as a full slate of online casino wagering. New Jersey appears to be closer than the other US states in the race to become the third to adopt online poker legislation, and Marilyn wants to do something about that.
Year: 2012
Tribal Officials Wary as US Online Poker Pushes for Federal Approval
Indian tribes have had a brick-and-mortar lock-down monopoly on legalized casino gambling and poker in many states for many years now. So you can certainly understand why tribal officials currently benefiting from being the only game in town are concerned that legalized online poker in the United States will drastically hurt their business. After all, if the federal government in the United States adopts a pro-online poker policy and passes legislation to that end, the same person who used to have to make a special trip to a physical Indian tribal casino can now fire up their laptop, smartphone or home computer and play wherever they like, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without leaving their home.
Nevada Game Developer Betting on Internet Gambling Jackpot
With Delaware and Nevada both now preparing to offer online poker legally for the first time in the United States, companies are lining up to try to get a piece of the billion-dollar online gambling pie. 3G Studios is one such game developer based in Reno, Nevada and they are betting heavily that online gambling will be more than a passing fancy in the United States and abroad. They are a privately held company who recently hired more than 75 contractors in China and India, and stateside they have 47 US employees.
Cantor Gaming Eyeing California Online Poker – Announces Partnership
You can’t really blame companies like Cantor Gaming for getting all hot and bothered when they consider the possible profits provided by a state like California should online poker legislation be adopted there. The 2010 census showed more than 37 million residents residing inside California state boundaries, so the estimated population in 2012 or 2013 would have to be north of 38 million. Delaware and Nevada have already adopted legalized online poker legislation, and it also provides for travelers and visitors to their state to also be able to legally play online poker while they are located inside state boundaries.
Republican Heller Final Piece of Federal US Online Poker Puzzle
Sometimes when the same old tone you’ve been screaming in is being ignored, you can get a lot accomplished with a clear word from a different voice. That is exactly what Senators John Kyl and Harry Reid hope to accomplish by involving the Junior Senator from Nevada, Republican Dean Heller, in their efforts to get their US online poker Bill passed at the national level. While he is the Junior Senator in that state, Heller is a respected Republican. Reid (Dem) and Kyl (Rep) have entrusted Heller with creating support on the Republican level.
Nevada Gaming Policy Committee Clears Up Online Poker Bill
The 11 members of the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee are headed by that state’s Governor, Brian Sandoval. On Wednesday, July 25 they will meet for a special session in Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss proposed recommendations for future legislative sessions concerning their online poker policy. Nevada was the first state to pass legalized online poker play within its state boundaries for its residents and visitors after the United States Department of Justice passed that responsibility on to the state level in late 2011. The committee has frequently stated that their intent is to keep Nevada at the front of the online poker industry in the US, positioning that state as a leader both financially and technically.
California – US Need Billion Dollar Online Poker Revenue
An estimated 1.5 million California residents play online poker every week. And in a state and country where economic woes run so deep, guess where all that poker money is going? Poker revenue from those all those Californians, as well as every other United States online poker player, is running offshore and out of the United States. After Nevada passed legislation legalizing online poker late last year, and Delaware just this month became the first state to pass legislation legalizing a full slate of online gambling casino gaming, federal legislators are no closer to an across-the-board US poker policy.
NV Casino Companies – Federal Measure To be Golden Goose
While Nevada online poker is already a legal reality, the first hand of online poker has yet to be played in the Silver State. Major casino companies in Nevada are obviously ecstatic that their state was the first to adopt online poker legislation in the US, but they point out that the size of the player pool in Nevada, while nice, is just not big enough to make many of their efforts worthwhile in the online poker world. They point out that a federal bill legislating and regulating activity on a nationwide basis would be the goose that lays the golden eggs.
US Lawmaker Pushes All In For Online Poker – Texas
Joe Barton, Republican representative from Texas, recently stated his belief that poker “is a game of skill and it shouldn’t be outlawed.” He is just one of many senators, congressmen and US federal officials who believe it is time to legalize the pastime which many millions of Americans already enjoy online. And Barton is also just one of many who are pushing for online poker passage by the end of 2012. That is a very tight timetable, and the subject of gambling in any form is always a dicey one. But two states have already passed online poker legislation this year, so anything’s possible.
Delaware, Nevada All In – NJ Next US Online Poker State
With Delaware’s passage last week of legislation legalizing online casino gambling, they joined Nevada as the only two states with laws allowing legal online poker play in the US. California only weeks ago seemed to be at the forefront of the race to become the next state after Nevada to legalize online poker play, but it is currently just treading water in that regard. Ohio, Illinois, Hawaii and New Jersey are at varying spots along the journey to passing some type of online poker bill, but it looks like New Jersey could be the frontrunner in the race to be the next state to join Delaware and Nevada with an “All In” bet for online poker.