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After Iowa, New Jersey and California, Nevada is set to regulate its Online Poker industry. The bill aims to standardise industry rules and legalize online poker.
The bill has not yet been introduced the state assembly, but it is believed that while online poker will be legalised, the status of other online gambling games will not change. The state advices legalising and regulating online poker as it would increase revenue; it also suggests that the state's experience in regulating gambling will make it easier for the government to handle online poker.
Interestingly, Last year Senator Harry Reid of Nevada tried to pass a similar bill on the federal level, and the opposition is against the bill, not because it is against online poker, but because it sees internet as a federal realm.

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Many social networking websites such as Facebook do have games that will allow you to play poker online. Although you have to be a certain age, which will be restricted according to your profile date of birth, individuals can play poker online completely for free.

Keep in mind that you will not be playing with real money, nor will you be asked to put in money to play. The game is simply a game, whereby individuals can enjoy the game without losing or winning money. This also means that individuals will be able to play with poker fans all over the world. This can make your poker online experience more enjoyable. Individuals can access these games through Facebook.

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Gamblers aren't the only ones looking to make money from online poker sites these days, as the California state government also has its eyes on taxing the industry as a way to raise much needed revenues. A bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax online poker is being sponsored by Sen. Correa , and it has earned the approval of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, the first time they have endorsed such a bill.

Correa estimates that the amount of money currently being wagered by Californians on overseas unregulated poker sites is around $13 billion. But polling has shown that a majority of Californians would prefer that their poker sites were run by local operators vs. out-of-state, and a majority also supported more regulation and taxation of the industry.

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