PokerNews · Jun 15, 2016
New York Senate Passes Online Poker Bill
New YorkBig, positive news came out of New York on Tuesday, June 14, as Senator John Bonacic’s online poker bill, S5302C, passed the state's Senate by a vote of 53-5.
The bill quickly passed after earlier in the month the New York Senate Finance Committee reported with a 20-8 vote to the Senate floor.
While the bill still has a way to go before it can potentially become a state law, Online Poker Report editor Dustin Gouker pointed out that this represents the first time a gaming bill has passed any legislative chamber in any state since Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey passed its bills.