Bad Actors Unwelcome<\/strong><\/h2>\nAddabbo\u2019s bill differs from Bonacic\u2019s most recent efforts in that it is strong on \u201cbad actor\u201d language, which could preclude PokerStars from entering a future market. The term bad actor here refers to online poker sites that continued to offer games to US players after the enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2006) and before the DOJ\u2019s 2011 opinion that the Wire Act does not prohibit online poker.<\/p>\n
It is possible that PokerStars could ultimately be deemed suitable for licensing because it has since come under new ownership — as New Jersey regulators agreed in 2016.<\/p>\n
A study commissioned in 2015 by\u00a0MGM\u00a0Resorts estimated that New York residents are spending $110 million a year at unlicensed online poker sites. The research suggested regulation could boost state coffers by between $50 million and $80 million per year.<\/p>\n
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Another year and another online poker bill has surfaced in the New York legislature, but this time with a new face. On Monday, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. (D-15th) pre-filed SB 18 in preparation for the new session, which kicks off on Wednesday in Albany. Addabbo takes the baton from State Senator John Bonacic (R-42nd), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":95729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,14,61,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
New York Online Poker Push Begins All Over Again<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n