{"id":1159,"date":"2016-08-22T16:06:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:06:10","slug":"pokerstars-oppose-new-california-poker-bill-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/pokerstars-oppose-new-california-poker-bill-amendments","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars Oppose New California Poker Bill Amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"
The latest changes made to California\u2019s online poker legislation bill AB 2863<\/a> by Assemblyman Adam Gray<\/strong>, the sponsor of the bill would result in PokerStars facing a five- year ban on entering the California market.<\/p>\n A coalition led by PokerStars which comprises the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Commerce Casino, Bicycle Casino<\/strong> and two tribal groups have issued a statement opposing the changes. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA)<\/strong>, a popular poker lobbying group has also issued a statement criticising the amendment and thrown its support behind PokerStars.<\/p>\n Gray has proposed the ban as a compromise in response to demands made by the powerful Californian tribal coalition led by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians<\/strong>. The tribal coalition had demanded that the bad actor provision<\/a> in the bill ban all companies that had continued operations after the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act<\/strong> was implemented.<\/p>\n