The fight to legalize online poker in the United States has reached a tipping point, with states pushing forward with their own online poker bills, while the federal government remains in gridlock. Still, the only complete legislative victory for poker players will be when federal legislation is passed.Read Full Article
After the efforts to pass an online poker bill in California were declared “dead” for the current legislative session by state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, the groups fighting for California residents’ right to play online poker quickly took to the Internet. Steinberg is an online pokerRead Full Article
As the California legislation session winds down for 2011 advocates of California Senate Bill 40, penned by State Senator Lou Correa, are making a late push in a last ditch effort to legalize and regulate online poker in the state before the next legislative session. According to theRead Full Article
One democrat who is not a fan of the proposed online gaming legislation being proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-MA) is the Attorney General-Elect in Massachusetts, Steve Grossman. According to Forbes.com, Grossman contacted Reid to express his concern over legalizing online gaming. The Forbes article claimsRead Full Article