{"id":27670,"date":"2015-02-20T11:35:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T19:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=27670"},"modified":"2015-02-20T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T19:35:56","slug":"new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Isadore
California State Senator Isadore Hall, who, with Assemblyman Adam Gray, has introduced the new poker bill to the legislature. \u201cIt is time to work together, stop bluffing and take control of this issue,\u201d he says. (Image: spcr.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Online poker in California gathered extra momentum yesterday with the news of introduction of a new online poker bill to run concurrently in the Senate (SB 278) and Assembly (AB 431).<\/p>\n

The bill is currently light on detail but carries with it political weight, in the form of sponsors Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray.<\/p>\n

Hall and Gray chair the Governmental Organization committees of their respective chambers, which means the new bill could represent the most significant push yet to legalize online poker in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo California legislator has ever cast a vote on an iPoker proposal,\u201d read an official statement. \u201cHall and Gray serve as Chairmen of each legislative house\u2019s policy committee that oversees gaming within the state and are best positioned to lead a productive dialogue on an iPoker regulatory framework. By working together, their legislation seeks to build consensus on a public policy matter that has eluded California for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The legislation will join two other bills introduced this year, sponsored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Reggie Jones-Sawyer, respectively.<\/p>\n

Challenge Ahead<\/b><\/h2>\n

Of course, while the new legislation is certainly being pushed by the right people, it will still face the challenges that have put an end\u00a0to previous bills, not least of which is the need to draft language that all stakeholders can agree on. It seems the bill is short on detail because of the pressing need to introduce it before the February cut-off point for the 2015 legislative session.<\/p>\n

But now that it\u2019s on the table, the process of building a regulatory framework can begin, and with it a decision on the decisive issue of bad actors, and whether there would be room for PokerStars<\/a> in a regulated California market.<\/p>\n

Recently, there has been a suggestion that a climate of increased cooperation is emerging among stakeholders, with both the Morongo<\/a> and the Rincon tribal operators, previously bitterly opposed on the bad actor question, recently speaking out about the need for compromise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has to be compromise or it won\u2019t get done,\u201d Morongo Chairman Robert Martin said last week. \u201cAt the end of the day, we all want what is best for the tribes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Racetrack Question<\/b><\/h2>\n

The bill\u2019s authors will also have to decide whether California\u2019s racetracks should be included in a legalized market. Currently the Jones-Sawyer bill supports the racetracks\u2019 involvement while Gatto\u2019s bill makes no mention of them at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue of iPoker in California has historically been divisive; dealing legislators, the governor and the public a folding hand,\u201d said Senator Hall and Assemblyman Gray. \u201cIt is time to work together, stop bluffing and take control of this issue. Our bills do not create winners and losers.<\/p>\n

Our bills do not take one entity\u2019s side over another. Our bills will give the Legislature, the Governor, tribal governments, other gaming entities, technology providers and the public an opportunity to have an open, honest and thorough debate on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online poker in California gathered extra momentum yesterday with the news of introduction of a new online poker bill to run concurrently in the Senate (SB 278) and Assembly (AB 431). The bill is currently light on detail but carries with it political weight, in the form of sponsors Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":27671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,18,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/\",\"name\":\"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":682,\"caption\":\"California State Senator Isadore Hall, who, with Assemblyman Adam Gray, has introduced the new poker bill to the legislature. \u201cIt is time to work together, stop bluffing and take control of this issue,\u201d he says. (Image: spcr.org)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Commercial Gaming\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Live Casinos\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/live-casinos\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\",\"name\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0","description":"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0","og_description":"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Casino.org Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Casino_Org","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Casino.org Staff Writer","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/","name":"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg","datePublished":"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00","dateModified":"2015-02-20T19:35:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77"},"description":"California online poker bill introduces by Senator Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray to run in parallel in Senate and Assembly.\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/70351-full.jpg","width":1024,"height":682,"caption":"California State Senator Isadore Hall, who, with Assemblyman Adam Gray, has introduced the new poker bill to the legislature. \u201cIt is time to work together, stop bluffing and take control of this issue,\u201d he says. (Image: spcr.org)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-california-online-poker-bill-introduced-by-hall-and-gray\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Commercial Gaming","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Live Casinos","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/live-casinos\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"New California Online Poker Bill Introduced by Hall and Gray\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77","name":"Casino.org Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Casino.org Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}