New York State's vibrant poker scene got a shot in the arm this week. The Senate passed a bill this week, which is now one step closer to becoming law.
This week Pennsylvania's online gambling bill stole all the headlines, but plenty of other states in the area made forward progress towards regulation.
River Schenectady made its mark on the NY casino poker scene with its Capital Poker Classic. It drew over 1,000 players and almost tripled its guarantee.
Can a change do some good for two casinos changing names? More importantly, will online gambling legislation in Pennsylvania change enough to become law?
The casino industry got hit with two different political scandals with gambling ties--one in New York with Andrew Cuomo, one in Nevada with Sheldon Adelson.
No online poker revenues in New York's Assembly budget proposals, but the fight continues through 2017 as Gary Pretlow now plans standalone iPoker bill.