Tag: U.S. Poker Legislation
Barton: U.S. Federal Online Poker Legislation Not Far Away
July 19, 2013
From Poker News – Congressman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) said Tuesday that he believes once more populous states get involved in Internet poker, it will lead to legislation at the federal level within the next few years. Participating in a conference call hosted by the Poker Players Alliance, Barton, who introduced the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 last week, indicated that he didn’t believe there will ever be a point where enough states pursue regulation to make a federal bill unnecessary. Instead, he sees the spreading of online poker on a state-by-state basis igniting more and more people to join…