California online poker is still on hold… and it has been for quite some time. In this week’s gambling news video we take look at some of the core issues holding it back. This includes the ongoing legal battles, technical grey areas and disagreements between Tribal gaming interests and state cardrooms. Also, gambling headlines from Illinois and Michigan . Hello players! Happy Independence Day to everyone. Summer is finally here, things are heating up in the gaming industry, and fireworks are going off in California… again. Which is this week’s big story. California online poker has been a point of…

For the first time in more than a decade, California will not be considering an online poker bill in 2018. However, online poker may be tied with sports betting for a 2019 push. With Friday’s deadline for the filing of regular bills approaching, Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer told Online Poker Report that, after a year of little progress with tribal gaming interests in the state, he will not be reintroducing his legislation to legalize and regulate online poker. Jones-Sawyer first got involved with the issue in 2014 and had sponsored a bill each year since. This will be the first year…

California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer told Online Poker Report that his bill to legalize and regulate online poker will not be moving this year. However, he will continue to work on the issue in an effort to repair the trust between gambling interests and legislators that disintegrated at the end of last session. In an interview at his district office in Los Angeles, Jones-Sawyer described 2016 as a year to heal, take a step back and regroup without the possibility of a bill going forward raising tensions. “Obviously, we’re not going to put anything across the desk now,” Jones-Sawyer said. “If…

Online poker legislation has become a perennial event in California, with efforts stretching back some 10 years. Despite a decade of debate, the state still seems far away from getting a bill across the finish line. But that doesn’t mean lawmakers won’t try. California Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer introduced the state’s latest online poker legislative effort, the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act, which seeks to legalize and regulate online poker in the Golden State. Jones-Sawyer’s bill (AB 1677) would allow approved tribes and card rooms to offer online poker to anyone over the age of 21 located in the state of…

The online poker bill for California has been “bagged and tagged” for 2016, leaving online poker players to wait for next year. Also, online gambling news from Ireland and the Olympics, as well as the Philippines and online gambling. This week’s special offer is from our friends at Intertops!

There has been some significant movement in regard to online poker legislation in California, and not everyone is happy about it. Plus, Massachusetts has become the latest state to regulate fantasy sports. This week’s special offer is from bet365 Poker!