Iowa Regulators Prepared to Oversee Online Poker 3w5j3f

The ability to regulate internet poker is not an obstacle according to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission chairman.

Key Takeaways

Jeff Lamberti, chairman of the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission made it known his department is ready to regulate online poker.
Iowa Gaming Association executive director, Wes Ehrecke would like to see online poker “offered through the website portals of the casinos.”
No timetable has been set for any reintroduction on an Iowa online poker measure.

As first reported by RadioIowa, Jeff Lamberti, chairman of the IRGC, confirmed that if Iowa legislators decide to move ahead with online poker, his department is ready.

Said Lamberti, referring to online poker, “That’s really where the next step in gaming is moving. We’ve seen some states approve it and are moving in that direction.”

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Article published on December 27, 2012.

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