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The California poker gambling industry is faltering these days in efforts to legalize internet poker gambling within the state. Online casino gambling is illegal in the United States as a result of the UIGEA but there are carve-outs in place that some argue leave an opening for intrastate internet poker. Poker is argued to be a skill based game and for that reason many argue that the UIGEA is wholly unaplicable to the online casino poker gambling industry. That is up for debate, but the California state politicians do believe that even if the UIGEA applies to internet poker, that intrastate gambling is within the specifications of the federal legislation. The Californian politicians are spearheading this latest attempt to legalize poker in the state in large part because of the possible revenue streams.

The United States is slowly coming out of the recession according to some analysts but that does not mean that all is rosy in the individual state governments. New revenue streams are the key to refunding failing state budgets. Online casinos are out of the question but internet poker is a very viable and lucrative alternative that has a large possible market base. There is still some objection within the state –there certainly is not unanimous support for the online poker attempts and there is a good deal of debate taking place between the support and the opposition.

A key opposition in the state of California is coming from the Indian tribes in the state. These tribes have access to the lucrative land casino gambling industry and many of the tribes are torn about whether this push toward internet poker is positive. Other politicians question the legality of the laws in accordance with federal legislation that is in place right now. All of these kinks are still in the process of being worked out.