Revised stance on Wire Act has states pursuing Internet poker

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Federal prosecutors may have cracked opened the door for individual U.S. states to operate Internet poker websites without Congress passing online poker legislation.
At least a half-dozen states -- including Nevada -- and the District of Columbia have enacted laws or are contemplating regulatory changes that would allow some form of Internet poker within their boundaries.
States that operate lotteries could also move forward with Internet poker initiatives.
How pervasive individual states become in online poker activities has been the subject of debate among gaming industry financial analysts and gaming attorneys.
Las Vegas gaming attorney Jennifer Carleton, a shareholder with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, cautioned that future Justice Department opinions could reverse the latest interpretation.
"Without a doubt, the opinion has significantly altered the gaming landscape with regard to the placing and receiving of wagers over the Internet and possibly opens the door for states to allow online poker and other forms of Internet gambling," Carleton said. "Gaming practitioners and entrepreneurs interested in Internet gaming must remain alert, attentive and proactive during the period of rapid legislative and regulatory changes that is likely to follow."

dont u live in reno? why do u even give a shlt? lol

I live in California, 85 miles from Reno

In California, the largest state in the United States and one that has dabbled with online poker regulation, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown is “skeptical” that any potential revenues from gaming regulation would be substantial. On the state level, the poker rooms (which figure to have the financial capability of opening up online poker rooms) and the Indian tribes are warring as well, due to the Indian tribes not having the financial ability to compete on the level of the established poker rooms.