PA Online Poker Bill Introduced Rep Davis (D) - Poker Legislation

Representative Tina Davis (D) has released a memo stating that she plans to introduce legislation during the 2013-2014 session regarding the legalization of online gambling.

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http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...cosponId=11316

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01-30-2013 , 03:05 PM

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01-30-2013 , 07:26 PM

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Curiously, this "Memorandum" appears to date from some time last year, as it refers to the "upcoming" Federal lame duck session.

Otherwise, it is interesting, as it seems part of a "lottery privatization" effort, with online gaming as part, and proceeds split between

Property Tax Relief, and
The Lottery Fund.

Mostly, it is a call to arms because nearby States are moving in the online space.

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01-30-2013 , 08:43 PM

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Your right. The post date is 1/25/13, but the memorandum itself isn't dated. This always amazes me. How do you not put a date on a memorandum?

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01-30-2013 , 09:31 PM

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16 M for a license. LOL

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01-30-2013 , 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by knircky

16 M for a license. LOL

Not only that, but this:

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would establish a reasonable tax rate that takes into account overhead and cost of operation for the casinos

To me, that reads as: tax it as much as possible, just allow the casinos to cover costs and overhead.

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01-30-2013 , 10:59 PM

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16 M for a license. LOL

Not surprising since PAs taxes and fees on its B&M casinos are patently absurd, if I remember correctly.

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01-31-2013 , 02:10 AM

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YES LETS DO IT.

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01-31-2013 , 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DrewOnTilt

Not surprising since PAs taxes and fees on its B&M casinos are patently absurd, if I remember correctly.

I don't think it's totally absurd... CA had a bill in 2010 that would require a $30mill upfront fee for any license and expected to get at least a dozen applications.. PA population is 1/3 of California, so I'd say $10mill is probably more reasonable.

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01-31-2013 , 09:48 AM

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Not surprising since PAs taxes and fees on its B&M casinos are patently absurd, if I remember correctly.

Sign me up for only being allowed to keep 45% of $2.47 billion.

Gambling revenue last year in Pa. second only to Nevada [post-gazette.com]

In 2012, the state's casinos produced $2.47 billion in slot machine revenue, based on statistics released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...

All those losses generated more than $1.3 billion in tax revenue for the state...Slot machine revenue is taxed at roughly 55 percent in Pennsylvania...

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Your right. The post date is 1/25/13, but the memorandum itself isn't dated. This always amazes me. How do you not put a date on a memorandum?

This is a co-sponsorship memorandum. In PA the sponsor of a bill drafts the memo and passes it around to his/her colleagues in order to garner support for the legislation before it is introduced or as I put it in the thread title "intoduced". So this was probably created before the fed lame duck but has a publication date of 1/25/13.

Also a memo being passed around does not guarantee that the bill will be formally introduced....and since the sponsor is a member of the minority party in the state the bill may not even get a hearing.

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01-31-2013 , 06:27 PM

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YES! hopefully they will add some language to allow interstate gambling with other states that approve of online gaming.

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02-01-2013 , 12:47 PM

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To highlight how mant Pa folks are pushing FOR onlone gambling, according to Gambling Compliance today, the Pennsylvania Lottery has already awarded a management contract for online gambling:

"In Pennsylvania, the lottery has awarded a private management contract to supplier Camelot, but the legality of a planned online offering remains in dispute."

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02-05-2013 , 12:29 PM

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Agreed they are enthusiastic. But this could be complicated by the fact that Corbett is attempting to privatize the current lottery system, which at the worst would delay online gaming and at best encourage it.

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Mostly, it is a call to arms because nearby States are moving in the online space.

With NJ and DE moving, and PA hopefully following suit, lets hope that MD (and WVA) are the next states to fall into line!

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02-17-2013 , 07:20 AM

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Lawmaker aims to launch online gambling debate in Pennsylvania

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“Considering the nationwide efforts to legalize Internet gaming, it is imperative that we maintain the integrity of our gaming industry amid inevitable federal pre-emption and competing states, as well as possible expansion of Internet games through the privatization of our own state lottery,” she says.

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Initially, the Davis proposal would permit only online poker and blackjack in Pennsylvania, along with any variations of those games played in existing casinos.

“We tried to determine what the most popular types of online games there were out there, but we also didn't want to discourage folks from going to the casinos,” she says. “We tried to strike a balance.”

Only companies that already hold Pennsylvania slot and table game licenses would be eligible for an online license, according to the proposal. The online games would be run through the casinos' websites. The Gaming Control Board would inspect and approve software and devices for online games, just as it does with slot machines and table-game equipment at traditional casinos.

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02-17-2013 , 10:58 AM

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I'm worried about the rake.

15M and 50% tax.

Can't be good.

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02-17-2013 , 04:14 PM

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Things might get real interesting contentious between the Governor, Legislature and Attorney General.

Lottery privatization plan's rejection sets off political fireworks [philly.com]

HARRISBURG - The words that the state attorney general read aloud from a yellow legal pad Thursday were about the lottery, the law, and the language of the state constitution.

But they may as well have been a declaration of political war.

Attorney General Kathleen Kane told reporters that she was rejecting Gov. Corbett's bid to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery because the deal usurps the legislature's powers and runs afoul of state gaming regulations.

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02-21-2013 , 02:45 PM

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If PA is gonna consider online gaming shouldnt we encourage them to compact with NJ rather than write their own bill...

That would save me from having to move to NJ to play...

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02-21-2013 , 03:07 PM

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If PA is gonna consider online gaming shouldnt we encourage them to compact with NJ rather than write their own bill...

That would save me from having to move to NJ to play...

ive alrdy decided if PStars is in NJ im crossing the bridge since NJ is practically 10mins away from me already and moving over there.

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03-06-2013 , 03:43 PM

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http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...uced-next-week

hopefully it passes.

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03-07-2013 , 06:07 PM

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Lets just hope things keep moving south to MD and WVA and we get an east coast compact in the next 2 years. You would have a market slightly less than the size of CA on the East Coast.

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03-29-2013 , 07:16 PM

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Davis Offers Details on PA Online Gaming Bill

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Davis Offers Details on PA Online Gaming Bill

wow that article was disappointing.

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04-02-2013 , 12:38 PM

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Doesn't seem too promising.

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