PokerStars' amazing regulatory "flexibility and agility" must be really expensive to maintain now that they've dropped the PPA and have completely withdrawn from any discussion about
New York S3898.
That proposed legislation would regulate online poker in the Empire State as a stand-alone product without online casino -- and with "suitability" language that could block TSG from the New York market.
I reached out to the iDevelopment and Economic Association (iDEA, the iGaming lobbyist group whose members include TSG, partypoker parent company GVC, 888 and other related interests) Friday to ask about their stance on NY S3898. They didn't respond.
This latest PokerStars "protection" measure for recreational players could be earmarked towards a potential settlement between TSG and the state of Kentucky, which levied an $870 million USD ruling against Stars years ago. Or maybe the David Baazov Supernova Criminal Defense Fund has run dry after recently celebrating its two-year anniversary.