If Successful, Michigan Will Be Next<\/h2>\nLegalizing online poker and gambling can give Michigan a serious economic windfall, or in any case – one that the state can use. As the country drives closer to a mass legalization of sports betting, online poker and other gambling activities seem the next logical step.<\/p>\n
Of course, there are difficulties that lie well outside pushing a successful bill at home, and the Wire Act Opinion is a danger to the inter-state compact that Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada are trying to preserve.<\/p>\n
Still, these snags don’t seem sufficient reason to stop Michigan from pursuing a fully legalized industry. With the help of people like Mr. Iden that’s feasible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michigan has worked out the kinks of online poker a long while back. Unfortunately, the state had a rather poor run with its former Governor Rick Snyder who shot down the legislation. A new one is on the way. Rick Snyder Is Out, Michigan Keeps Pushing for Online Poker Michigan is back on its way […]","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[82,225,321],"class_list":["post-9060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation","tag-brandt-iden","tag-h-4311","tag-michigan"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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