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Online Casino Poker Still Waiting

Politicians in California have now decided to push off decisions on the internet poker gambling study for another several months for no apparent reason. The international online casino gambling industry eagerly awaited a decision from the California regulators and lawmakers concerning the implementation of in-state internet poker gambling. The bill in question that will now go up for consideration in the beginning of 2009 started out as a bill requesting a feasibility study of sorts, then morphed into legislation that would legalize poker gambling at California facing online casinos, and then back again into a bill that proposes that the state study the impact of implementing internet poker legislation – on both the federal and the state level.

The bill in question, AB 2026 has caused a whole lot of controversy in the state – one side is firmly against legalizing any further forms of gambling in the state while the other side is eager to see internet poker gambling reintroduced to the U.S. market rather than lumped in with the federal ban on offshore gambling at the online casinos. The Poker Players Alliance has closely watched the legislation unfold and morph throughout the year and supports the bill in any form although fully legalizing poker gambling at the online casinos was certainly more positive than merely authorizing a study of the pastime.

Supporters of the legislation encourage online casino poker gambling enthusiasts to take heart at the announcement of a postponement – Jim Tabilio comments, “It's a good sign that the legislators are taking this issue seriously, understand the importance of the bill and are asking the right questions.” There is also some intense debate among politicians concerning whether legalizing in-state online poker gambling would fall in conflict with the controversial UIGEA or whether California is within its state rights.