First Online Bingo Then Poker, Says California Tribe

CaliforniaThe state of California is one that has been interested in offering online poker and gaming options but has yet to be able to pass legislation. The Indian tribes, race tracks, card rooms and legislators cannot seem to come to an agreement on what type of legislation should be passed to get the option started in the state. However, this has not stopped the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel tribe from offering real money gaming in an online setting.

According to a recent report at Pokerfuse, the tribe has launched an online bingo site open for real money gaming and will soon add poker into the mix. The bingo option is titled Desert Rose Bingo and offers online gaming via technology provided by Great Luck, known as VPN. A statement on the subject read that ‘at no time is live bingo game action performed by the user’ as the tribe has interpreted that law that all gambling play that takes place on tribal land is under their jurisdiction.

The tribe is behind the PrivateTable.com website which launched some time ago in preparation of online poker gaming. The site will be used as part of the tribes plan to offer online poker gaming and is being called ‘Phase 2’ as stated in the report. If all goes well, the real money poker option should be available in the coming weeks.

Since July, the PrivateTable site has offered free gaming for online poker and had stated on the website that real money options would be coming soon. However, with the legislative setbacks, the tribe has now decided to focus on offering bingo first and then move on to poker.

Speaking with Pokerfuse, the Santa Ysabel Interactive Director of Marketing, Chris Wrieden, stated that though some believe the promise of bringing California regulated cash poker gaming has been a bluff, it has not been. Wrieden stated it takes time to get all the pieces together and the tribe will soon put the critic’s bluff theory to rest once the first online bet is made.

 

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