Golden State Favored To Win NBA Finals

Golden State NBA Finals

The NBA Finals are finally here, and fans are getting the matchup that most predicted from the beginning of the season—the third straight Golden State Warriors v. Cleveland Cavaliers series. Oddsmakers have the Golden State Warriors clinching the series at odds ranging from -240 to -265. Bettors have access to NBA Finals betting lines and …

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3 Current Bills Propose Legalizing Internet Poker in California

California Map With Gavel

The populous state of California has for some time been predicted as the next entrant into the United States Internet gambling industry. By virtue of the largest population of any US state, California would instantly be the national leader in the new online gambling market. The Golden State has had a gambling-friendly attitude for just …

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Indian Tribe Launches Real Money Bingo Site

Desert Rose Bingo

After months of planning, a California Indian tribe has followed through on its promise to deliver real money gambling to the state of California. Citing specific Indian gambling legislation created in 1988, a band of Diegueno Mission Indians on the Santa Ysabel Reservation has launched a real money bingo site for Golden State residents and …

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Does California Bad Actor Clause Unconstitutionally Penalize Poker Stars?

Bad Actor Clause

California is widely regarded as one of the next states to join the young US online gambling industry. In a working towards that goal, California legislators have included a “bad actor” clause that would directly affect who can and can not be involved in any state regulated and sanctioned Internet gambling offerings in the future. …

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Changes to California Online Poker Bill Result in Unanimous Committee Approval

Bill 431

California has struggled to get an online poker bill of any kind moving forward over the last year due to challenges in reaching a consensus among all the Indian tribes who are involved. It looks like California Assemblyman Adam Gray has finally achieved this on AB 431. The bill is essentially a ‘shell bill’ that …

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Proposition 48 a Contentious Issue in California

Prop 48 Bill

For decades, Indian reservations have been the site of all sorts of California casino betting and gaming-related facilities, bringing in mountains of cash to their respective owners. All of that cash has been legal because the activities have taken place on reservation land. A California ballot measure set for November 4 is asking voters to …

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Indian Tribes to Present California Online Poker Bill First Week of June

Indian Tribes California

$500 million, 38 million residents and 2 influential California Indian tribes. Those are some of the numbers which are involved with an important piece of legislation that is allegedly going to be delivered to California lawmakers the first week of June. With a very long history of supporting physical poker rooms, the Golden State would …

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California Indian Tribes Get On Board With Online Poker Possibility

Indian Tribes California

One of the primary hurdles in the California online poker discussions has been opposition from the state’s Indian tribes. Much of the existing brick and mortar California gambling industry is owned and operated by Tribal business; hence they were naturally concerned about how the online gambling initiative would affect them. One of the biggest recent …

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