California may become the first state to legalize online poker after the federal government banned online gambling, taking advantage of a loophole in federal law. Andrew Luria reports.

Click here to watch the video:
[CA] CBS13 – Video: California May Legalize Online Poker (07/22/08)

excerpt:

A proposal to legalize online poker in California made its way through the Senate Governmental Organization Committee last month and is now on its way to the Senate Appropriations Committee to be voted upon in August.

(more…)

A bill that would authorize the study of intrastate online poker in
California moved forward yesterday when the Assembly Governmental
Organization Committee (AGOC) unanimously sent the bill forward to the
Assembly Appropriations Committee.

AB 2026 calls for the California Gambling Control Commission and the
Department of Justice to perform a study on authorizing intrastate
online poker in California. If passed, the study is to be presented to
California Legislature by June 30, 2009.

(more…)