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Sponsor seeks to tether online casino games to physical facilities; opponents warn of addiction and local economic loss
Summary
Senate Bill 168 would allow licensed in‑state facilities to offer tethered online casino games and would apply the same revenue splits to online play as on-site play, the sponsor said.
Senate Bill 168 would permit online versions of casino games — such as poker or blackjack delivered through a licensed operator’s platform — when tethered to an in‑state, licensed facility, the bill’s sponsor said during a committee hearing.
Sponsor’s intent and amendment: Sen. Tim Lang, prime sponsor of the measure, described SB 168 as an effort to authorize online gaming while treating remote play the same as on-site play at charitable gaming facilities: an online player would be “treated the same as if the person was sitting in the facility,” Lang said. Lang said the amendment corrected an earlier drafting error that had mistakenly…
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