Critical Week for California Online Poker Bill
Key Takeaways
  • In a statement late last week to the LA Times, Assemblyman Adam Gray’s chief of staff said that Gray’s online poker bill (AB 2863) would be brought to the Assembly floor on Monday.
  • DFS and poker could be combined into a single piece of legislation before being sent over to the Senate.
  • Senate President pro Tempore said he is “not in a rush” to pass such legislation.

After recently returning for summer recess, the California Assembly is expected to take up the issue of online poker again this week.

In a statement late last week to the LA Times, Assemblyman Adam Gray’s chief of staff said that Gray’s online poker bill (AB 2863) would be brought to the Assembly floor on Monday. The California legislative web site shows that the bill was filed today for a third reading.