Efforts to legalise online poker in California are back underway with a new bill from Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer.
The long-time poker advocate has filed AB1677, the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2016, which would allow federally-recognised tribal gaming operators and licensed cardrooms to launch online poker sites serving players in California.
Prospective operators can apply for seven-year licences against a deposit payment of $12.5m, and would be subject to a gross gaming revenue tax on a sliding scale.
This would range [...]