Just three measly states have launched their internet gaming industries with a fourth Pennsylvania, that is close to joining. That’s it. With all the hubbub about sports betting in the last several months, it feels like online poker is on the back burner. But as it turns out, Michigan Rep. Brandt Iden (pictured) is still working hard on getting online gambling going in his state and still thinks there is a chance it could happen before the end of the year.
Bills are effectively alive for two years, so if it goes no further, Iden will have to start over next year, because he pushed for the first time the House Bill 4926, back in 2017. It’s not like there would be no chance for online gambling but having to restart the process from the very beginning is obviously much more difficult.
The thing with the bill already having passed the House is that Iden’s job is essentially over and now he has to wait to see what the Senate does with it. However, according to Iden “We’re close to the finish line, and it’s a top priority of mine to see it come through to the end.”
It is hoped that the bill pass through the senate anytime soon in the next weeks before the year ends, with that a decision over the bill will be made
