Churchill Downs Plans to Enter California Online Poker Market
Key Takeaways
  • The owner of Bluff Magazine, Churchill Downs, has entered into an agreement with California card rooms, Oceans 11 and Crystal Casino.
  • The deal anticipates a joint licensing application to be made if and when the state introduces state regulated online poker.
  • Churchill Downs did not enter the state regulated online poker markets in Nevada, Delaware or New Jersey, but the company is believed to have prepared proprietary software to enable it to do so.

The owner of BLUFF Magazine, Churchill Downs, has entered into an agreement with California card rooms, Oceans 11 and Crystal Casino. The deal anticipates a joint licensing application to be made if and when the state introduces state regulated online poker.