Tribes will be able to offer online poker games under a bill being considered in California.

California is considering a bill which would allow Tribes with Class III gaming compacts (and non-Indian card clubs) to offer online poker. Federal law bars Internet gaming but contains certain exceptions for Indian gaming.

Jim Tabilio, president of Poker Voters of America said, “It’s a case of writing the bill so that it [maximizes] revenue to the state and participating tribes and clubs. Once that is successful, it becomes a simple matter of having the vote because if everyone is in [favor] of it, it will pass. This means we’re probably going to be able to get the bill through in mid-summer."  According to Tabilio, the bill has a lot of  support  in both the Assembly and the Senate. 

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