New York Senate Says It Supports Internet PokerEmpire State Could Ramp Up Gambling To Keep Up With Neighbors |
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It appears that online poker is on its way to the debate table in the Empire State.
As part of ongoing budget talks, the New York Senate wrote in a resolution released Monday that it “supports authorizing and regulating Internet gaming for games of skill, including poker, to reflect recent changes in the classification of these games.” No bill has been introduced yet, and it’s unclear if the governor would support the initiative.
Lawmakers were likely referencing an August 2012 decision by a federal judge in New York. Poker was referred to as a game of skill in U.S. vs. DiCristina.
Online poker discussions in New York could occur as the state also grapples with the possibility of allowing Las Vegas-style casinos upstate. At least one casino developer wants lawmakers to authorize one in New York City, but it doesn’t look like that would happen.
The state is right in the thick of things with regards to gambling expansion in the region. New Jersey, home to Atlantic City, and Delaware have legalized online gambling. Pennsylvania, with an already booming casino industry, is considering the web activity. Massachusetts is inching closer to brand new mammoth brick-and-mortar casinos.
New York itself played a role in the shutdown of the major offshore poker sites operating in the U.S. In April 2011, federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed an indictment against PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker for allegedly violating gambling laws in New York.
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