Massachusetts Loses The Gambling Battle
Gambling in the USA has of recent years been in a tricky situation, and now there is a bit of good news and bad news for the gamblers of Massachusetts. The House and the Senate have come up with a bill that will see the operation of land based casinos in the state, however it does not look all that good for online casinos. If any differences are to be found on the bills, a conference committee that represents both the legal bodies would try to sort out the differences.
Republican and Representative Dan Winslow proposed the amendment that will legalize statewide online poker, which was passed by the House but did not feature in the Senate version that was passed last week. “Licensed internet poker will boost the economy of the state and will also provide high tech jobs in the field of software development” added the representative.
The original amendment that was passed by the House is believed to be substituted though the Massachusetts Gaming Commission which has ordered further studies on online poker that is expected to be completed by July 1st of 2012. According to the commission the study will also include the analysis of federal and state laws that can be used once legalization takes place. Until then the wait continues when it comes to online gambling in Massachusetts.