Amendments to Delay PokerStars Introduced into California Online Poker Bill
Key Takeaways
  • To this point, the Pechanga coalition has been portrayed as the “obstructionists,” but having these amendments formally introduced has allowed the tribes to flip the script.
  • It is now PokerStars and its allies that are opposing passage of the online poker legislation.

In what appears to be a last ditch effort to advance online poker legislation in California, Assemblyperson Adam Gray introduced new amendments to AB 2863 that would put PokerStars on the sidelines for the first five years.