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Originally Posted by Under_the_Radar
Whats the status of online poker for American players? I keep "hearing" things, but it seems its no closer today than yesterday.
How about Southpoints' move into hosting an online poker website..they were going to have up and running "next month", that was 3 months ago!
what seems to be happening is that the promise of online gaming has gone away for at least the first quarter or two of 2013 even though a player or two are ready to rock is the word was given.
There seems to be a real disconnect between those pushing for intra state online poker in nevada and those that are pushing for a federal solution... a fracturing of gaming proponent resources between those that want nevada to be the first state and those that want there to be a federal solution. One additional issue that is really bogging down this process is that there are places like Delaware, which already has legal online gaming, that is being run by the state itself... which is a real issue for private corporations that have already invested tens of millions of dollars only to have the specter of the state or federal government making those investments useless because a state may ratify state based gaming.
on a positive note, there are ever increasing online gaming licenses being applied for and approved... and more of the main players are beginning to partner up with each other to solidify their positions. In addition, Zynga has now applied for a license to of cash based online gaming.
One thing I don't like personally is that many see this entire issue as being an overall strategy to offer legalized casino gaming online and NOT a stand alone online poker issue. Detractors continually talk about this being the "Slippery Slope" of casino's having a gaming link directly into every house hold within the USA.
I am contemplating moving to mexico or costa rica myself to check out living there part of the year so I can play online. we'll see, a lot has to happen before I do that, and perhaps if we are lucky, something might happen intrastate in Nevada as a temporary fix until federal legislation can be enacted.