FLORIDA TO STUDY LEGALISED INTRASTATE ONLINE POKER
26 June 2009
Sunshine state joins California in taking a
close look at poker possibilities
Positive news from the state of Florida is that Governor
Charles Grist has signed off on a bill passed by the
state legislature in May this year which authorised a
detailed study of the possible impact of Internet poker
on an intrastate basis.
A positive report would
provide powerful leverage for the many politicians who
see the regulation and licensing of online poker in the
state as a strong possibility, placating poker players
and providing additional tax revenues.
The bill's
objective is to consider what measures may be required
to protect state residents from gambling offered by
offshore Internet poker sites, measures to protect the
vulnerable and underaged and what impact legalised
intrastate poker might have on the state's existing
terrestrial poker venues.
It provides for the
results of the study to be ready for consideration by
the state Senate as early as December 2009.
There
could also be synergy with similar moves to legalise
intrastate Internet poker in the state of California.
Two closely related lobbying organisations, American
Poker Ventures and the Poker Voters of America have been
involved in lobbying for change and have drafted the
content of Bill HB225 that deals with the study in
Florida.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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