The proposal included as an amendment to a wider bill
Good news for online poker fans arrived this week from the US State of Massachusetts, where the intrastate legalization proposal presented by Republican Daniel Winslow made it through the state House of Assembly as an amendment to a wider bill expanding land gambling in the state. It will now move on to the state Senate for further consideration.
The bill includes several amendments, one of which is the Winslow amendment, which proposes allowing up to five Internet poker companies to operate within the state, putting the proposed state gaming commission in charge of analyzing and developing the required legislation for intrastate Internet poker.
According to Winslow, "This amendment was aimed at creating high-tech job opportunities in Massachusetts, as well as increased local aid reveue.
"It is important to remember that 1,700 foreign companies already offer Internet poker, so state regulation will ensure that consumers are not being cheated."
In addition, the amendment envisages that the model intrastate legislation should be ready for consideration by July 2012, forming part of a wider piece of legislation seeking to license three land casinos in the state.
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