Well, I guess I’m moving to NJ to play online poker…
As regular readers of this blog know, playing poker in the underground NYC poker games has become more and more challenging over the years. Some of the games have gotten harder, and more and more it seems like we have to watch out for police and robbers…. UGH. Who needs that crap.
So, yesterday Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey signed a bill making New Jersey the third state in the US to legalize online gambling (and particularly to make online poker in New Jersey legal). This is HUGE news for those of us poker players living in the NY and NJ area. As the states start to make online poker a legal and regulated industry, we can come out from the shadows and start playing online poker for our livings!
It looks like the bill won’t take effect for another 3-9 months, but you can count on me moving, or at least getting an office and commuting (LOL) to play online poker in NJ every day!
You can read a little more about the bill from the NYTimes. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/nyregion/nj-legalizes-internet-betting-tied-to-its-casinos.html?src=rechp