To no one’s surprise, a coalition including the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Bicycle Casino, Commerce Casino, Gardens Casino and Amaya/PokerStars, sent a letter to the Assembly on Thursday strongly opposing the new suitability language.
“As now drafted, the bill arbitrarily and unfairly bars one operator from competing with the supporters of these amendments in the iPoker indefinitely,” the letter states.
In addition to the letter, Eric Hollreiser, the vice president of corporate communications for PokerStars parent company Amaya, issued the following statement on Thursday evening:
“Momentum toward online poker legislation in California has taken a huge step backward with the last-minute introduction of poison pill language that serves the interests of those who have obstructed similar consumer protection legislation for years.
The new bill ignores the progress that had been made through public hearings and good faith negotiations and adds language agreed to in backroom deals with those opposed to advancing online poker legislation.
Unfortunately, the bill is now doomed to fail and this means millions of Californians will continue to be at risk while playing on offshore, illegal online sites. By injecting suitability standards that are best determined by regulatory experts at the California Division of Gambling Control this amended legislation picks winners and losers in the state.
Moreover, the bill is not likely pass Constitutional muster as it applies penalties for alleged crimes without any application of due process.”
PokerStars, Partners Opposing California Online Poker Amendments
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