Thursday, February 7, 2013

Online gambling bill remains on Governor Christie's desk ...

[NOTE: The governor has a function in Atlantic City tonight. If he's going to sign the bill, that would seem like a good place and time to announce it. But if he's going to veto it....]

The deadline for Governor Christie to decide on the internet gaming bill on his desk is tomorrow, but Christie still isn?t showing his hand yet.

So Michael Frawley, chief executive of the Atlantic Club, has stepped forward to offer his advice for Christie: sign the bill.

Frawley tells the Associated Press that the expected addition of high-tech, high-paying jobs from implementation of online gaming means that the bill is ?much more than just someone sitting in their living room with a computer.?

The Atlantic Club happens to be the casino that may be on the verge of being bought by Rational Group, parent company of online poker sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. As the article notes, it?s not clear if that bid will remain on the table should Christie veto the online poker bill.

Meanwhile, Perry Aftab ? an attorney and founder of the Wired Safety group, is backing the online gaming bill in spite of initial reservations that were similar to Christie?s in terms of concerns about children getting involved in gambling due to legalization.

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