Nevada Regulators Propose Internet Poker Rules
A bill was recently passed in Nevada requiring the Nevada Gaming Commission to have rules and regulations in place by January 2012 for online gambling. As such, regulators from Nevada have recently drafted some new rules pertaining to online poker. This makes them closer to being ready for legalization and regulation if that should happen in the near future.
It has been determined that Nevada will treat legal poker sites the same way as brick-and-mortar casinos when it comes to monitoring their operations. This will ensure that people playing online will enjoy the same level of care and scrutiny as those playing in casinos. Even online sites partnered with casinos will be required to undergo the same processes.
Legal poker sites will be taxed in the same way as brick-and-mortar casinos in Nevada.
Sites will also have strict rules requiring them to keep exact hand histories of every hand played on file for a minimum of five years. These hand histories must include all players involved, all wagering that took place, and more.
These are rules for poker only, a game in which people play against others like themselves rather than against the house.
Head to the nation's capital to participate in the Internet poker trial
Internet Poker Trial in Washinton D.C.
If you live in Washington D.C., you will legally be allowed to play online poker in select areas starting September 1st.
A trial run for Internet poker was proposed by the city budget back in April of this year. The popular opinion was that Congress would block the proposal, but they didn’t. As such, the trial has been scheduled to start this Thursday in select locations.
The games will only be permitted in 20 to 30 locations within the city’s borders. These locations mostly consist of hotels and bars.
The regulated poker sites will keep half of the rake collected at the tables, and the city will keep the other half. Anyone that wins over $600 will be required to pay local taxes to the city.
The word is that if everything goes well with the trial, this regulated service could be available to all members of the D.C. population by the end of 2011.