Big, 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.