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Why not have a national framework that individual states can opt out of?
at the risk of repeating myself, states' rights. Gambling regulation belongs to them. Them, and the Tribes. And they aren't interested in that
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No state on its own has a large enough population to sustain a thriving online poker community.
I would argue there are ten that can do just that. It wouldn't be like the old days, but the old days aren't coming back.
Ultimately, nobody cares about the fate of online poker anymore, not even Pokerstars.