Atlantic City Casinos Are Preparing for US Online Gambling Legalization
Since the recent legalization of US online poker, the poker community has noted a lot of changes taking place in the industry. These include tie-ups and partnerships between big poker companies like PartyGaming and Bwin and possible agreements between 888 Holdings and a competitor. There have also been concerns about PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker continuing their poker services in America, while the PPA rose to reassure players that this would not be a problem.
And, among all this excitement, online poker sites are getting ready to once again receive US poker players. However, it is not just the online casinos who are getting ready for the new flow of US player traffic as casinos in Atlantic City are also gearing up for the changes that the new bill is bringing. Considering the difficult times that these AC casinos have been going through, it would seem that they are looking for nay kind of player traffic, be it online or land based.
Mark Juliano, the president of the New Jersey Casino Association claimed that the casinos in AC were preparing for the legalization of US online gaming. “We are all working with software programs to provide a mode for online poker rooms and casino games and we’re obviously watching the legislation on this very carefully,” he said.
Currently, Juliano and others in the NJ gaming industry are awaiting rulings on whether the state will be allowed to handle intra state gaming or if the AC gaming will be accessible only to state residents. Juliano believes that this is a federal issue and hopes that the new laws will settle this question of intrastate gaming. “We would love to have the amenity, but it’s not a statewide issue. It’s a federal issue,” he said.
