New Jersey Takes A Closer Look At Online Poker BillsGov. Chris Christie Now Supports Online Poker Discussion |
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Sen. Ray Lesniak’s online poker bills are getting a closer look on Monday during two committee hearings in both the state Senate and Assembly in Trenton, New Jersey. The legislation will allow New Jersey residents to play online poker from within the state against other residents, similar to what Nevada approved last December.
The bills were passed by the legislature in 2011, but were vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie in March after he cited “legal and constitutional concerns.”
However, those concerns have since been alleviated after the Department of Justice clarified the federal Wire Act of 1961, explaining that it only applied to illegal online sports betting. Christie was asked about potential online poker in the state a week later and he replied that, “New Jersey should be in that business.”
The current language says that all business operations for a web-gaming site would be restricted to Atlantic City — a provision that Gov. Christie wants — although all New Jersey residents could play.
Some of the other concerns that Christie had the first time around, such as the provision that would allow the horse racing industry to receive a purse subsidy from online poker, have been removed from the bill.
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