Pretlow Introduces Online Poker Bill
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Another online poker bill has been introduced in New York. Five weeks after Republican State Sen. John Bonacic introduced S 6913, a bill that would allow certain interactive poker games, to the New York Senate, State Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon) has introduced A09509Fat cat casino chip and dale show. in the state assembly.
The purpose of the bill, which is strikingly similar to its Senate counterpart, is “to authorize the New York State Gaming Commission to license certain entities to offer for play to the public certain variants of internet poker which require a significant degree of skill, specifically ‘Omaha Hold’em’ and ‘Texas Hold’em.’”
The bill would authorize the New York State Gaming Commission to license such games by amending the Racing, Pari-Mutual Wagering and Breeding Law.
Pretlow has been in the center of a lot of the legal efforts to see NY become a regulated market. He’s also pushing an online poker bill, hoping to see NY start offering online poker options to US players. Yet, most of his efforts have been met with unsuccess. Pretlow might be playing the media more he is lawmakers. Online poker is once again on the table in the New York state legislature, as a bill has been introduced that would legalize and regulate the pastime. Senate Bill 18, sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo (D – 15th District), would only legalize online poker, not online casino games, which have been more profitable in other The post Online Poker Bill Introduced in New York Senate appeared. Pretlow is pushing for both online poker and DFS but believes that the current version of the online poker bill needed to be changed before it can be introduced to the assembly. In a statement, Pretlow said. Hurdles Remain in Online Poker’s Way. New York’s online poker scene has had staunch support from Pretlow, who has tried various times to have it legalised in the past. For the past few years though, any headway made by poker bills have seemingly come to a halt before much was passed through New York’s Assembly. Legislation Introduced Into The Assembly Without A 'Bad Actor' Clause, Joins Senate Bill Introduced Last Month. New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow submitted another piece of legislation to legalize online poker in the Empire State. Pretlow, the chairman of the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, introduced A 4924 to the state assembly last.
'Presently, numerous New York residents are participating in illegal, unregulated and unsafe gaming operations which offer games of chance over the Internet,' the bill states. 'This bill will allow the state to license operators that meet the high standards set by the state and offer limited games of poker which require a high level of skill. This bill will require such operators to take steps to protect consumers, combat compulsive gaming, and prevent minors from accessing online gaming sites.'
Other highlights from the bill include:
- The state would offer up to 10 licenses for interactive gaming;
- Each license would cost $10 million and be good for ten years;
- Operators would have to pay 15% tax on their “interactive gaming gross revenue”;
- Anyone that operated in the U.S. after Dec. 21, 2006, like PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, would be ineligible for a license;
- Certain standards must be enacted to protect against underage gaming, fraud and compulsive gambling;
- Regulations would be due 180 days after passage of a bill. Consequently, licenses would not be issued for at least 180 days after that; and
- The bill allows for interstate compacts.
The bill continues: “The legislature further finds that as the internet has become an integral part of society, and internet poker a major form of entertainment for many consumers, any interactive gaming enforcement and regulatory structure must begin from the bedrock premise that participation in a lawful and licensed gaming industry is a privilege and not a right, and that regulatory oversight is intended to safeguard the integrity of the games and participants and to ensure accountability and the public trust.”
Neither of the bills are expected to make much movement in 2014, though Bonacic believes such bills will help spur discussion at a time when nearby states are either taking advantage of or exploring iGaming.
To see A09509 in its entirety, click here.
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