Curious article in the DMN about an apparent slowdown in efforts to legalize gambling in Texas. The lobbying dollars are drying up, the Indians need gas for their school bus, and I dunno, seems like there might be some slow-play going on from at least a few heavily vested interests. But still, no mention of poker — no charity poker, no small legal poker rooms, no online poker … seven, eight, nine, ten, nothin! Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.
I gotta think the specific interests of poker need to be part of the conversation at some point … (because really, wouldn\’t it suck to get \”legal\” poker only to have some game-ruining betting structures in place?) But at the same time, it might not be a bad idea to let the casino and anti-casino forces fight it out, only to let poker offer itself up as some sort of political/economic compromise.