iGB North America magazine IGBNA Aug/Sep

New York Wisconsin Vermo Data Center Michigan Washington Maine North Dakota Montana Oregon New Vermont Hampshire Minnesota Idaho South Dakota New York Wisconsin Massachusetts Michigan Wyoming Rhode Island Pennsylvania Connecticut Nebraska Pennsylvania Iowa Nevada wa Ohio Utah Illinois Kansas Delaware Indiana Maryland Colorado California West Virginia Missouri Ohio Virginia Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Arizona New Jersey Oklahoma New Mexico Illinois South Carolina Arkansas Indiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia District of Columbia Louisiana Texas West Virginia Missouri generate $480 million during the first eight years of online play. California: Amber Present Status: Assemblyman Mike Gatto has abandoned efforts to pass his iPoker bill, AB 9. He said: “I believe this is the right thing to do at this point because there is no consensus on the issue yet.” The withdrawal of Gatto’s bill followed an informational Arkansas hearing on 24 June, which USPoker.com concluded that; “California does not seem Mississippi to be any closer to reaching consensus on the major issues that are holding up iPoker”, most notably the participation of the race Louisiana tracks, and whether or not “bad actor” or “tainted assets” provisions should be included. According to OnlinePokerReport. com, the tracks were “lukewarm” towards Pechanga Tribal Chairman Mark Macarro’s suggestion that the tracks could instead share in the revenues or act as as affiliates. Bill AB 431, introduced by Assemblyman Adam Gray, Chair of the GO Committee, Florida Kentucky online revenues, the same rate levied North Carolina on land-based slots in Pennsylvania, the issue of one licence per land-based casino, and an in-person registration requirement. The Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic and Recreational New York: Amber Development Committee also held two Present Status: State Senator John Bonacic June hearings into the potential impacts of has again introduced a bill, S 5302, to bring South regulated online poker to New York state. The authorising iGaming on Pennsylvania. At Carolina the June 17 hearing, Executive Director of bill proposes the issue of up to 10 licences, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, each with a $10 million one-off licensing fee Kevin O’Toole, testified that “the board is attached. Bonacic’s framework would levy confident that this activity can be effectively a 15% tax on GGR, and unlike the bill the Georgia Senator introduced last year, S 5302 does not regulated.” Senators Larry Farnese and Sean Wiley expressed concerns with regards include a bad actor provision. Alabama to geolocation and problem gambling, according to OnlinePokerReport.com. A new Pennsylvania: Amber Pennsylvania bill (HB 1456) was introduced Present Status: A sixth Pennsylvania by Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, online gaming bill recently emerged. SB which would prevent casino licensees

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