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Written by Stefan | Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Many states in the US have taken their own stand towards the never ending issue of regulating and legalizing online poker, but it seems that any progress that’s made is shot down by other powers that be. This is how it’s been in Iowa. Many believe that Iowa may be the first state to regulate the sport, but the laws governing online poker and gambling activity seem to be standing in the way of any real progress being made.
Additionally, the need for casinos to find public approval for operating licenses renewal every eight years is also a pain in the neck. The new gambling act would have eliminated this requirement and permitted casinos to operate continuously without the need for public lobbying. However, it seems that officials just can’t agree on this bill and time seems to be running out for the current session. There is little time left to push this bill through at this point.
In addition to disappointing the poker players who were anxiously awaiting the bill to pass, Iowa citizens are also being stripped of the revenue that the expansion bill would have generated.
And as if all of this weren’t bad enough, Kevin McCarthy, the House Majority Leader, has disclosed that he won’t be bringing up the bill for vote during the session that is running now due to lack of needed votes. He says, “It’s abundantly clear we would not have anywhere near the votes for passage of what many considered would be the largest expansion of gambling in the history of the United States of America.”
The good news is that this is not the end of the story for legal online gambling in Iowa, or the US for that matter. Eventually, they’ll get it passed.
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