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A seemingly innocuous bill that would implore the Department of Justice to begin investigating the future of online poker has quietly been one of the most closely watched bills among tribal gaming interests this year.

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7 to 1 passage through key committee for Levine poker bill

Good news from the Sunshine State this week is that AB2026, a bill to legalise Internet poker in California proposed by Democrat assemblyman Lloyd E. Levine (see previous Online-Casinos.com/InfoPowa report), passed the state Senate Governmental Organization Committee in a 7-to-1 vote this week.

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Most people that visit casinos or use other forms of gambling such as the lottery or online casinos do it strictly for recreational purposes. However, about 3-5 percent of the world’s population gambles excessively, to the point that it damages their lives. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 4-6 million Americans are considered problem gamblers, and 2 million (1 percent of the US population) are diagnosed as pathological gamblers.

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After tentatively approving uncapped wagers at a proposed card room in Oldtown Salinas on Tuesday, the City Council now must address how much money should be in the cards for city coffers.

The City Council on Tuesday directed city staff to look into a $1,500 per table annual fee for the card room.
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In spite of misgivings from the chief of police and protests from a neighborhood congregation, the Salinas City Council has paved the way for a no-wagering-limits card room to open.

Almost a year after Police Chief Dan Ortega pulled the plug on Cap’s Saloon, the City Council voted 6-1 to modify the city’s existing ordinance regulating card rooms. The modifications were made in anticipation of an application for a card room in Oldtown Salinas.
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