Since Black Friday rocked the poker world on April 15, 2011 more than five years ago, just three states in Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey have passed legislation to permit regulated online poker. After New Jersey launched regulated online gaming in November 2013, there has been little movement from other states to regulate online poker causing many American residents to either leave the country to play or to engage with unregulated operators.
The first step by another state to regulate online poker was taken last week when the New York Senate Finance Committee reported with a 20-8 vote to the Senate floor the online poker legalization bill, S5302C.