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Originally Posted by stuff
Many Dems voted for that bill. Blackfriday was under Obama. Both parties are heavily influenced by lobbyists.
As it stands now, any professional poker player that is not a libertarian is pretty foolish.
The driver to ban online poker has for years been Sheldon Adelson.
In light of today's sportsbetting ruling, there may be some State-level realignment of legislative interests re online betting, and maybe poker as an afterthought.
The BEST outcome would be for federal legalization bill for both, logrolling sports and poker, but do not expect that unless there is a hefty tariff paid to the leagues.