New York Senator John Bonacic (R) has introduced a bill before the state senate that would regulate certain interactive poker games.
Introduced Friday, the bill seeks to amend New York's racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, and penal law, to allow state residents to engage in online poker games.
The bill references a number of court rulings including the Dicristina case which found that poker is predominantly a game of skill under federal law. It also [...]