The big issues standing in the way of California passing an online poker bill this year remain whether to allow race tracks into the industry and the “bad actor” clause. Regarding the latter, many California tribes have previously voiced their opinion that PokerStars is a bad actor, meaning they shouldn’t be allowed in the iPoker […]
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When California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced his online poker bill, “AB 9,” there was some initial outrage at the in-person requirement. Going further, this requires new players to visit a land-based casino or card room to register and deposit at online poker sites. The main reason why Gatto included this point in AB 9 was […]
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One of the strangest points of Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s California online poker bill, AB 9, is that he expects players to make initial deposits at land-based casinos and card rooms. The obvious drawback here is that it hampers the convenience of iPoker and would turn off some recreational players. Furthermore, it’s tradition that players have always been able to make direct deposits straight from their computer/mobile device – so why change this now?
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As we recently discussed, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto has made his new online poker bill, AB 9, available to the public. This legislation would legalize the game in the Golden State and give its 38.3 million residents access to a regulated iPoker market. But while this much is good, there are certain points of Gatto’s […]
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California Assemblyman Mike Gatto has drafted an online poker bill called “AB 9” that he believes will finally bring all sides together on the matter. And this has created some definite excitement for US iPoker because California has a population of over 38.3 million people and the world’s sixth-largest economy.
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