{"id":9432,"date":"2012-05-16T08:34:40","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T08:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=9432"},"modified":"2012-05-16T08:34:40","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T08:34:40","slug":"illinois-senate-wants-online-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/illinois-senate-wants-online-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Senate wants online poker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/archives\/7406\/poker2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7446\" title=\"poker2\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/poker2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>ILLINOIS could be welcoming online poker if a recent amendment to an existing bill is anything to go by. The state is said to be looking into other forms of internet gaming, after the state gave online lottery the green light. On Monday, Senate President John Cullerton sent a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn and other lawmakers outlining his plans. Illinois estimates new revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars. If pushed forward, the Division\u2019s Internet gaming platform could be up and running next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Cullerton wrote in the letter: \u201cThe state could organize the first major poker pool, garner worldwide popularity, and position itself as a \u2018hub\u2019 for multi-state and international iGaming.\u201d The legislation could be heard in the Senate\u2019s Executive Committee as early as this week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Illinois looks at a state-run online gaming product, Nevada is on the verge of licensing its well-established casino companies to run games. Both models would be intrastate at first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ILLINOIS could be welcoming online poker if a recent amendment to an existing bill is anything to go by. The state is said to be looking into other forms of internet gaming, after the state gave online lottery the green light. On Monday, Senate President John Cullerton sent a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn and other lawmakers outlining his plans. Illinois estimates new revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars. 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