Reads of the Week
Key Takeaways
  • An article by Alexei Koseff in The Sacramento Bee gives those within the industry an opportunity to see the situation in California from the point of view of the general public.
  • Poker author Lee Davy asks the important question, “What is happening to our game?”
  • Poker commentator Tony Dunst writes about the generalizations that he has observed about poker players in different parts of the world.
  • Geoff Freeman, President & CEO of the American Gaming Association, authored a piece on illegal gambling that will be interesting to igaming professionals.

California gambling interests face off over future of Internet poker

To insiders, its easy to have a very different view of the industry than those on the outside. This article by Alexei Koseff in The Sacramento Bee gives us an opportunity to see the situation in California from the point of view of the general public.

Koseff’s piece gives a comprehensive overview of the current status of online poker in California. If you read between the lines, it becomes clear that the politicians are a problem on equal footing with the inclusion of the race tracks and the so-called “bad actors.” Until light is shined on the shadowy politics surrounding online poker in California, don’t expect much progress.