Key Takeaways
- In a press statement released on Thursday the PokerStars coalition cited “artificial competitive advantages” as a reason for which it opposes the new bill.
- AB 9 was introduced in the California assembly earlier this week} by Representative Mike Gatto, and though it still contains a bad actor provision seeking to eliminate companies and assets that were used to offer wagers within the US after December 31, 2006, it also contains a clear path for Amaya to bypass those restrictions and compete in the California market.
Even though the latest online poker bill in California provides a way for PokerStars to be found suitable under the proposed law, the PokerStars coalition has refused to support it.
In a press statement released on Thursday, the coalition consisting of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Commerce Club, the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, the Bicycle Casino and the Amaya Gaming Group cited “artificial competitive advantages” as a reason for which it opposes the new bill.
