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Friday, June 10, 2011 | 6 p.m.
Sandoval also signed AB258, designed to position the Silver State for Internet gambling.
The bill directs the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations to implement Internet gambling in the state to be ready if the federal government ever allows it.
Online gambling has been mired in controversy since the U.S. Justice Department indicted executives of three top online poker sites April 15, charging them with violating federal law. In its original form, AB258 would have prohibited state regulators from denying a license to existing online poker sites. That provision was deleted.
Animal cruelty, wildlife, gambling bills signed - Friday, June 10, 2011 | 6 p.m. - Las Vegas Sun
Friday, June 10, 2011 | 6 p.m.
Sandoval also signed AB258, designed to position the Silver State for Internet gambling.
The bill directs the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations to implement Internet gambling in the state to be ready if the federal government ever allows it.
Online gambling has been mired in controversy since the U.S. Justice Department indicted executives of three top online poker sites April 15, charging them with violating federal law. In its original form, AB258 would have prohibited state regulators from denying a license to existing online poker sites. That provision was deleted.
Animal cruelty, wildlife, gambling bills signed - Friday, June 10, 2011 | 6 p.m. - Las Vegas Sun