{"id":14014,"date":"2018-09-18T11:51:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T11:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=14014"},"modified":"2018-09-18T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T22:03:46","slug":"will-the-republican-candidate-for-nevada-governor-kill-online-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/will-the-republican-candidate-for-nevada-governor-kill-online-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Will The Republican Candidate For Nevada Governor Kill Online Poker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are the days of legal online poker in Nevada<\/strong> numbered? They very well could be if Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt<\/strong> wins the race for Governor this November.<\/p>\n

Laxalt, 39, won the incumbent Republican Party primary<\/strong> in June and will look to continue a two-decade-long stranglehold the GOP has enjoyed on the Nevada Governor’s Office in the November election. Current Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval<\/strong> cannot run for re-election. The Nevada Constitution<\/strong> prescribes a two-consecutive-term limit.<\/p>\n

Gov. Sandoval is known as a staunch supporter of online gambling<\/strong>. In fact, he led the push<\/a> for the legislation that made online poker<\/strong> legal in the state back in 2013. However, Laxalt has been a thorn in his side on the issue ever since.<\/p>\n

Laxalt and RAWA<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2015, Laxalt made his anti-online gambling<\/strong> stance crystal clear. He suggested money launderers might be victimizing online gambling operators. He expressed a desire to return Nevada to the status quo pre-online poker. Plus, Laxalt added his name to a list of state attorneys generals who support the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA)<\/strong> movement. The RAWA movement backs federal legislation that would effectively end online gambling in Nevada and across the US.<\/p>\n

At the time, Gov. Sandoval struck back. He blasted Laxalt<\/a> for speaking out against current state law in Nevada’s top industry while it’s his job to represent the state’s legal interests:<\/p>\n

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“As a former Attorney General, Gaming Commission Chairman and someone who worked with the industry and the Legislature on Nevada’s online poker legislation, I am very concerned that anyone representing the state’s legal interests would speak out against current state law in our leading industry.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Laxalt and the letter to Trump<\/span><\/h2>\n

However, a year later, Laxalt was one of ten state attorneys general signing a letter to then-Vice President-Elect Mike Pence<\/strong> and President-Elect Donald Trump<\/strong>‘s transition team asking the federal government to change its position on the Wire Act<\/strong>. In 2011, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel released the opinion that the act only applied to sports betting. This ultimately paved the way for states to legalize and regulate other forms of online gambling.<\/p>\n

The letter implored the Trump administration to help spearhead legislation reaffirming that the Wire Act covers online gambling. A move that would make online gambling illegal across the US.<\/p>\n

This time, a source in Gov. Sandoval’s office confirmed Laxalt acted without consulting the Governor.<\/p>\n

Then-Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman AG Burnett<\/strong> said he is “disappointed Mr. Laxalt didn’t consult with his clients on this,” adding that online gambling has been a regulatory success in the state.<\/p>\n

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