{"id":7665,"date":"2018-06-26T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=7665"},"modified":"2018-06-26T08:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T12:00:21","slug":"will-horse-doping-bill-pave-the-way-for-online-poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/will-horse-doping-bill-pave-the-way-for-online-poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Horse Doping Bill Pave the Way for Online Poker?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an unlikely turn of events, a hearing on US legal sports betting may successfully pave the way for online poker. The contested issue at hand is over the illicit doping of racing horses which was part of a bill examined on Friday during a hearing in the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In an article published in Roll Call<\/a>, Rep. Joe Barton<\/strong> has seen a chink that may allow him to push forward with online poker, expanding at the current discourse, and even broach the more popular topic of sports betting. <\/p>\n

According to Online Poker Report, there has been little information that Barton was willing to share after the recent news broke about his dovish stance on both online poker<\/strong> and sports betting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Barton and Poker \u2013 A New Acquaintance or Old Friendship?<\/h2>\n

Barton has seemed to be inclined to support poker bills. He has vowed his support for multiple pieces of legislation throughout the years, including:<\/p>\n