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California Online Poker Bill Amended: Classified As ‘Urgency’ Bill
August 22, 2013
Card Player – It still faces an incredibly low chance of passing, but one of the online gaming bills floating in California’s legislature was amended on Monday. It is now classified as an “urgency” measure. The 2013 legislative session ends next month. The new language in Senate Bill 678 states: “This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order to protect the interests of Californians who play Internet…