Bill to legalize Internet poker in California dead amid opposition

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  

A bill to legalize Internet poker in California is being declared dead.

The California Online Poker Association, a coalition led by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, supported Senate Bill 40. But other politically-connected tribes, including the California Tribal Business Alliance, opposed it.

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D) said he expects the bill will be rewritten to get another hearing in January 2012.

Federal law bars Internet wagering except for games legalized by state law or through a tribal-state Class III compact.

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