PA Online Poker Bill Nearly Dead on Arrival

Efforts to legalize online poker will not go through in 2015 due to state budget constraints. 

In an interview with CardPlayer, State rep John Payne ((R-District 106) says iPoker potential depends on what bills Governor Wolf and the General Assembly agree to include in the budget, and so far “nobody knows.”

The odds are not good, however, according to PokerSites.com:

Payne’s optimism that online poker in his state could still come to fruition before the New Year is perhaps shocking to many considering the House has just 25 scheduled voting sessions remaining, and the Senate even fewer at just 20 days.

That’s a rather bold expectation since both chambers would need to vote on, likely amend, and pass the legislation in less than three workweeks.

- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com