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US – CardsChat.com sees land of online opportunity

From the early days of the online poker boom, through to the devastating Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), and on to the events of Black Friday, US online poker players have been waiting for the realisation of their dream of seeing online poker being properly regulated and legalised in the country.

好消息是，有明确的迹象表明，美国的扑克玩家在黑色星期五 DoJ 突击搜查 Full Tilt、PokerStars 等公司后收回资金后，应该能够享受与全球扑克玩家相同的游戏：相同的现金游戏、锦标赛和 2-7 限注三重抽血狂野河牌游戏（好吧，也许不是最后一个，但最终你可以用你的最低美元下注，某个地方会提供它）。

“We are already seeing individual states legislate for online poker,” Nicholas Kisberg, founder and CEO of CardsChat.com says. “While there will certainly be states that will never legislate in favour of any form of online gambling, we expect US poker players to have some great new choices in the next few years. This is an industry that grows rapidly. Once acceptance comes in some of these fledgling sites could grow to be truly huge.”
In 2011 the Wire Act – an antiquated law regarding bets on the phone – was amended to 特别是 ban betting on sporting events, but 不能 online poker. The US Justice Department issued a ruling making online gambling legal, so long as it is permitted on the state level; that was a green light to some states that have been busy forging ahead with intra-state online gambling or poker. Some others, meanwhile, are playing a wait-and-see game and others flat-out banning it altogether.
当俄勒冈州和伊利诺伊州等州持观望态度，等待司法部对《电汇法案》的新影响作出澄清时，内华达州正在推进自己的在线扑克计划。

内华达州的新立法于 2013 年在该州第一个合法的在线房间 Ultimate Poker 进行了测试，2013 年世界扑克系列赛的参观者对其进行了首次试运行。 WSOP 本身很可能会在 2014 年系列赛之前为美国玩家建立并运行一个功能齐全的在线扑克网站。

Delaware and New Jersey are finalizing their own intra-state plans, with New Jersey’s system slated to launch in late November 2013. Meanwhile, Maryland and West Virginia look like moving in the right direction with their own bills. West Virginia has long been rumoured as a potential online poker partner for Delaware, and is certainly one to add to the list of ‘maybes’.

The problem with most States is that, in this toughest of recessions, is a lack of finances. They’re not willing to risk money 至 赚钱. However, with West Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey not in the same predicament as others financially, online poker legislation could prove to be a win-win for them.

“Generating revenues from online gambling could be a great lifeline for some of the US states that are in financial difficulty. US states are in a position to make themselves attractive to this industry. They should be looking at other nations around the world and seeing the financial benefits they have reaped, and copying those models,” Mr. Kisberg said. 
The question is probably ，尤其是 California will regulate online poker, rather than 如果。  The state is considered to be the most promising market for online poker, and the amount of money at stake almost ensures that regulation will take place at some point.

So what’s stopping them? Simply put, there are several competing players involved who all want to share equally in the risk and reward. 2014 has been mooted as the year when online poker “maybe” appears in California, but that maybe could well turn into a “not at all”.
然而，在硬币的另一面，华盛顿等一些州已将在线扑克定为 C 级重罪。蒙大拿州、内布拉斯加州和印第安纳州等州的赌博法律普遍陈旧，任何在线赌博游戏都是非法的。
最后，让我们来看看德克萨斯州，这里是德州扑克的精神家园，也是 Benny Binion 和 Doyle Brunson 等首次来到拉斯维加斯的传奇赌徒的精神故乡。虽然扑克曾一度统治该州，但立法者迄今为止已明确表示该游戏不再受欢迎。但这种情况可能还会改变。

Poker fanatic, and Texas Representative, Joe Barton has reintroduced his online poker legislation to the House of Representatives, joining another bill for consideration by the body. HR 2666, the “Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013,” is Barton’s second attempt at passing legislation for industry regulation, and with HR 2666 joining New York Congressman Peter King’s bill, HR 2282, the “Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2013,” there are two tracks that online poker regulation can take. Peter King’s bill is fairly far-reaching, intending to include ALL online gaming – not just poker. It would
另一位民主党人哈里·里德（内华达州）一直忙于制定一项联邦法案，使他自己的在线扑克合法化，他的计划将使其他形式的在线赌博被边缘化。里德的法案可能会让内华达州和新泽西州在提供受监管的在线扑克竞赛中处于领先地位，从而允许各州的大型实体赌场巨头之间建立合作伙伴关系。

拟议的赌场友好型联邦法案很可能会激起加州的愤怒（里德担心，如果加州提供自己的在线扑克解决方案，前往维加斯的加州赌徒将留在家里），并且肯定会遭到其他州的反对，这些州更喜欢更基本的内部扑克解决方案。国体。 
人们普遍希望，随着越来越多的州通过州内立法并建立其他州可以效仿的模式，各州将联合起来增加奖金池、玩家数量和总体收入。最终，这可能会达到临界点并再次打开大门。全球游戏品牌 — — 尤其是那些在 UIGEA 之后被迫退出美国的品牌 — — 将密切关注局势，寻找在利润丰厚、重新焕发活力的市场上获利的迹象。

“All of us in the industry are closely watching what is happening in the US to see how things will pan out. Certainly it is a hot topic on our forums, and one that is hotly discussed. After all, many American poker players want to know if “the land of the free” is going to give its people more freedom to play online poker,” Mr. Kisberg said. “The regulation of online poker is surely inevitable in the USA. It might take a few more states to go it alone to start off with – Texas and New Jersey seem likely to be next – before anything countrywide appears. By the time anything federal happens, however, we may be grinding Sit ‘n’ Gos high above the Earth in our space capsules. Watch this space.”