Key Takeaways
- As amended, the bill would require criteria “addressing involvement in Internet betting “to be “established by statute […]prior to the state’s authorization of Internet poker.”
- The change comes as the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, chaired by Gray, prepares for a hearing on the bill on Wednesday, April 27 at 1:30 pm local time.
- The horse racing industry is also positioning itself at the negotiating table.
The Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2016, introduced as AB 2863 in February by California Assemblymen Adam Gray and Reginald Jones-Sawyer, was amended last week to include language requiring state lawmakers to define suitability parameters for potential online poker licensees prior to the bill taking effect.
