Regulated Online Poker Colorado. The regulation of online poker in Colorado is closer than in most states. According to CardPlayer May 2012 a bill was drafted by the Colorado Gaming Association in order to legalize online poker, but it has been pretty quite since then. Maybe things will change once other states start regulating online poker. Considering that a state of New Jerseys size, which has twice the population have trouble keeping their games going independently, Colorado will probably regulate online poker through an interstate agreement.
| Online Poker Status |
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|---|---|
| Population 21 or older | 3.5 Million |
| Proportion of total US population | 1,63% |
| Live Poker | Yes |
| Estimated year for online regulation | 2016 |
| Probability - Interstate agreement | 70% |
When Black Friday struck, US poker pros had two options: 1) Move to another country like Canada, Costa Rica or Mexico, where players are free to grind on any online poker site they choose. 2) Stay in the US and continue grinding in live cash games and on smaller, unregulated poker sites that still serve […]
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InterState Poker has been working between two states recently; for the past few months, Delaware and Nevada have had an agreement in place that allows both states to share online poker player pools. Of course, these things take time so no major steps have been completed in the process of linking their players pools up […]
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The South Dakota Gaming Commission recently passed a rule that bans poker players from speaking anything other than English at Deadwood casino tables. This might sound discriminatory to foreign tourists or Native Americans, but according to the Gaming Commission’s lawyer, Gary Shaw, the state is justified in enacting the new legislation. “The reason we can […]
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At the beginning of June, 13 California tribes came to an agreement on a proposed online poker bill. This is a big step towards legal internet poker in the Golden State because, for the first time in five years, there’s a large consensus among tribal gaming interests. Who’s not a part of this consensus, though? […]
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In what is becoming an annual event, another bill that seeks to legalize online poker on a federal level is floating around Congress. As reported by Nevada journalist John Ralston, this proposed legislation would legalize internet poker across the United States while banning online casino games and sports betting. Initial rumors credited the Las Vegas […]
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