While he may not have been the flag-bearer of integrity (see
his alleged pay for sponsorship efforts), Nevada Sen. Harry Reid did seem
to have a good grasp on which the way the online poker legislation wind was
blowing.
Not at all now or in the future, in his estimation.
“I felt for several months now that I don’t see any movement
on this,” he told the Las Vegas Sun. “I don’t see anything happening.”
Reid made those comments in light of a bill filed by New
York Rep. Peter King in the U.S. House this week that tries to federally
legalize most forms of online gambling.
Poker has a shot, but if you lump it in with the likes of blackjack
and slots then you have some seriously lame-duck legislation.
“We’re still trying, but I’m not really confident we can get
something done,” Reid said.
The move away from Congress and toward state-by-state
regulation has seemed to be the way the legalization effort has been moving for
some time now. Consider that the Poker Players Alliance has already pretty much
given up on Capitol Hill and focused its efforts on state regulation.
On the bright side, the game has not only been legalized in
three states, but is also already running in Nevada – including free play for
non-Nevadans (thank
you very much Golden Nugget.)
Those of us in the ultra-conservative states, ahem, can get
out jollies with free play on stalwarts like Poker Stars (and its excellent
bonus codes) and Full Tilt Poker.
Me, I still need to find a good underground game. There’s
got to be one around here somewhere. Bueller?
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