Don’t break out the bubbly just yet, but Monday was a momentous day for United States online poker, as California’s Assembly Governmental Organization Committee unanimously passed a pro-online poker bill, moving it to the floor of the full Assembly.

Four separate hearings are currently scheduled in the CaliforniaLegislature to discuss online poker and internet gambling. Whether anything develops from those remains to be seen, but four hearings are certainly better than zero.

Earlier in the year, expectations were high that Californialawmakers would make online poker a reality in 2015. But, with the Golden State’s gambling stakeholders at an impasse over a few key issues, analysts now believe that the prospect is slipping away. A letter recently sent to Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer by a powerful coalition of tribes […]

According to a press release, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (pictured) will be making tweaks to his proposed intrastate online poker bill (AB 9), removing language that required players to register at a brick-and-mortar casino. Gatto commented, “My goal remains creating a sensible framework for a new California industry. That will involve a thoughtful process of […]

Earlier this month, California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced AB 9, otherwise known as the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015. The bill is similar to legislation filed last year, but contains a critical amendment that was seemingly written to block Amayafrom launching PokerStars in the state.

On Wednesday, PocketFives published an article about California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introducing AB 9, dubbed the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act. As several members of PocketFives pointed out, the intrastate online poker bill has some serious issues, as it requires deposits at brick-and-mortar casinos, criminalizes players who play on non-regulated sites, and shuts out companies […]

The state of Californiais considering a new bill that would allow its citizens to participate in a state-regulated online poker market. Introduced earlier this week by California Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D – Los Angeles, pictured), the bill, known by AB 9 or “The Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015,” has been marked at this […]