While no state has legalized iGaming since 2013, New York joins Pennsylvania as a state prepared to do so in 2017. New York Sen. John Bonacic and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow have introduced identical legislation – S03898 and A05250 – in the New York Senate and Assembly that would redefine poker as a game of skill […]

“Happy birthday, [State Senator]John Bonacic.” Those were some of the final words spoken before the New York State Senate approved S5302D, which would grant 11 online poker licenses in New York, by a 53-5 vote.

While Pennsylvania and California lawmakers try to hash out online gambling legislation, New York lawmakers have taken an interest in the industry as well. On Wednesday, the New York Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming, and Wagering held a hearing to discuss the possibility of legalizing online poker in the Empire State. See the details.

State SenatorJohn Bonacic(R-Mt. Hope, pictured) recently created a buzz in the online poker community when he introduced a bill that would legalize the industry in the state of New York. But almost as soon as he unveiled the legislation, Bonacic made it clear that he didn’t expect the bill to pass anytime soon.

New Yorkcould soon be hopping into the online poker scene, as a bill to legalize and regulate the game was introduced in the state’s Senate in recent days. It’s numbered S 6913 and allows “Omaha Hold’em and Texas Hold’em poker as well as any other poker game that the Commission determines is the material equivalent […]