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Post by Admin on Jan 10, 2015 19:36:23 GMT -8
Washington State Representative Sherry Appleton (D-23rd) has prefiled a bill to license and regulate internet poker within the State of Washington. This bill would allow state licensed card rooms and Tribal casinos to offer games online, when those games are offered on a licensed and regulated platform. This will allow the top international providers the opportunity to provide services to those card rooms and casinos. There is no 'bad actors' clause, but the providers are not allowed to operate their own room, only provide business2business services to existing card rooms. This means the top platforms operating as networks, offering skins to local interests, with shared player liquidity on common platforms. This bill also opens the door to interstate cooperation, where player liquidity could be further spread on platforms licensed in multiple states. Most of the regulatory detail is left up to the Commission to establish. This will allow the Commission to adapt more rapidly, to changing technologies and markets, than if every small detail was codified in the RCW and able to be changed only by the legislature. You can find, and follow, the bill here. On that page, you will find links to the full text of the bill, what progress it has made, and a button to give you an opportunity to comment on the bill. It would be good to have as many WA players as we can give positive feedback on this bill.
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Post by cyclone9 on Feb 19, 2015 15:05:36 GMT -8
wrote a comment in support of the new bill
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2015 10:33:34 GMT -8
The committee deadline has passed, and HB 1114 failed to garner needed support to get through the process. This means that the bill is off the table for the remainder of this session. But remember, this is the first year of the biennium, and we have 2015 to build support for this, or another, bill in January. That said, Comment on the bill!!!! Your State House Representatives will be notified when you comment on the bill, so they, and every other member of the legislature, can see genuine support for internet poker regulation. This is the single most important act you can do for the cause, and it takes just a moment.
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