I haven't posted in a really long time, in part because of where things stand regarding the legality of online poker at the moment, and so I haven't been playing at all. But, a lot of things have been happening in congress right now. Most notably, in regards to where Lish and I are moving to come March:
Sen. Wright to Reintroduce California Online Poker Bill in 2013
However, one notable poster on 2+2 had this to say back in August:
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All the CA bills I have seen so far would intentionally and irrevocably isolate CA poker players from the rest of the US. I personally am against this.
The main reason this has been in every CA bill is also the main reason no CA bill has yet passed: it is the basis for protecting and dividing the market so that only the chosen few will have the ability to rake CA poker players (and as long as they cant agree on who the chosen few will be, no bill will pass).
We all know that CA has a big enough market to support poker all on its own. And we all want to see online poker in CA. But those of us not in CA also want the ability to play online poker against CA players. Allowing for that, however, interferes with the monopoly (or shared monopoly) that has been enshrined in all CA bills so far.
Be careful what you wish for.
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So, we'll see how things shake out...
