{"id":4443,"date":"2018-04-12T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T15:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2018-04-12T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T16:50:50","slug":"ny-online-poker-looking-more-like-a-possibility-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/ny-online-poker-looking-more-like-a-possibility-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Online Poker Looking More Like A Possibility In 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
The number of co-sponsors for the New York State bill to license and regulate online poker<\/strong> is about to rise. This is according to New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Vanel is the chair of the Subcommittee on Internet and New Technology for New York.\u00a0Assemblyman\u00a0Gary Pretlow<\/strong>\u2018s legislation bill A 5250<\/strong> to authorize online poker sites is expected to move from 13 co-sponsors to around 60-70, per Vanel.<\/p>\n The increase in co-sponsors is a great sign, Vanel told Online Poker Report<\/em> this week.<\/p>\n \u201cChairman Pretlow is a great champion for it, and now he has the partners to bring it through,\u201d Vanel said. \u201cThe next few weeks will show some traction for the bill. With enough co-sponsors, I like it to get out of committee and onto the floor. I think we have a good shot of getting it through this year.\u201d<\/p>\n The number of co-sponsors required to pass a bill in New York is 76. Per Vanel, this total is soon to be within reach. The bill would not reach the Assembly floor until the end of the legislative session in June, even if 76 co-sponsors are added. Should the bill gain the co-sponsors expected by Vanel, the New York leadership group will have to take a serious look at the bill.<\/p>\n \u201cMy job is that I\u2019m the guy who is going to whip these votes. That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing. I\u2019m working these votes to get the bill on the floor, and I will be whipping votes on the floor,\u201d Vanel said.<\/p>\n As is the case with most online poker bills, Vanel suggests New York constituents contact their Assembly representatives<\/strong>. Vanel says voter supports helps his case<\/strong> to whip votes and add co-sponsors to the NY online poker bill.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need pressure from the outside, too,\u201d Vanel said. \u201cThere has to be momentum and push on the inside and outside. We need to show that there\u2019s voices out there other than people opposed to wagering, and they are respectable poker players who we are depriving opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n Vanel first took office as a new Assemblyman at the end of 2016. Right away upon being enlisted on the\u00a0Subcommittee on Internet and New Technology<\/strong>, Vanel cited regulated online poker as a potential asset for the state.<\/p>\n \u201cI want New York to be in a position where we\u2019re leading the country in internet and new technology,\u201d Vanel said. \u201cThis is an area where we can improve. We have poker in New York but we\u2019re not allowing it online. Folks can\u2019t articulate why.\u00a0Our house has been the stopping point. If it gets through our house, it will have no problem getting through the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/li>\nMagic number within a shot<\/span><\/h2>\n
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