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Pauly McGuire

California Online Poker: Time running out on AB 2863

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The future of online poker in California is on the clock. Last minute adjustments to online poker bill AB2863 were added in attempts to get a bill passed before the state legislature adjourns on August 31. The recent amendments include a flat tax of 10% on all poker websites, plus a five-year wait for anyone deemed a bad actor. The anti-PokerStars coalition of Indian tribes sought to keep PokerStars in the penalty box for five years before the can operate legally in California. The PokerStars coalition, which includes major L.A.-based card rooms like the Bicycle, Commerce, and Hawaiian Gardens along with the Morongo and San Manuel Mission tribes, are vehemently opposed to the 11th hour amendments. Both sides are iffy on whether or not the bill will pass in its current form. But time is running out. Will AB 2863 go to vote? Or will it die on the floor, like previous i-poker bills?

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The sun is setting on the last chance to get online poker in California in 2016

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