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Cantor Gaming in mobile deal with Cali tribe

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Casino games, slots and video poker to be made available on customers’ mobile devices

Cantor Gaming has announced an agreement with California’s Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians to provide its Colusa Casino Resort with a mobile casino gaming platform.

The deal will see gaming technology supplier Cantor offer a wide selection of casino style games on its proprietary mobile platform, which will be available to Colusa’s customers present at the resort. These will include Xtra Odds Blackjack and Xtra Odds Baccarat, while a selection of slots, table games and video poker will also be available.

Lee M. Amaitis, president and CEO of Cantor Gaming, said of the deal: “We are delighted to enter the California market with Colusa Casino Resort and be the exclusive provider of mobile gaming at their resort. By offering our unique proprietary gaming content that combines pioneering technology and entertaining content with the ease and flexibility of our popular mobile devices, we are confident that we will provide Colusa customers with an extraordinary gaming experience.”

The deal is the latest example of a tribal casino partnering with an online gaming specialist. Last month bwin.party signed a 10-year B2B online poker deal with the United Auburn Indian Community, while last year Playtech signed an initial play-for-fun poker software licensing deal with COPA and has since launched the Calshark website ahead of potential regulation.

However Senator Wright and Senate President Steinberg’s egaming bill SB 1463 has failed to progress, having been pulled from a hearing in the California senate by the former last week due to lack of support. The bill faces stiff opposition from tribes and card rooms who have argued it does not go far enough protect their existing land-based businesses.

Senator Wright told the LA Times that he and Steinberg intend “to try and work some more and see what we can do. We will keep talking. But it’s a tough go”.

Cali poker bill pulled from Senate hearing

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SB 1463’s co-sponsors tell reporters the bill “needs more work”


Online poker bill SB 1463 was pulled from the California Senate Governmental Organisation Committee agenda at the last minute yesterday, despite recent amendments raising hopes of greater support for the legislation.

The bill was scheduled to be first on the agenda at the hearing in Sacramento, however its sponsor Senator Roderick Wright, who also chairs the committee, announced the bill would not be heard at all. According to reports, the announcement was followed by a max exodus with the majority of the crowd heading for the exit as a result.

Senator Wright told the LA Times that he and the bill’s co-sponsor Darrell Steinberg intend “to try and work some more and see what we can do. We will keep talking. But it’s a tough go.”

One Sacramento reporter claimed on Twitter that Steinberg had said the bill “needs more time and more work”, hinting at a potential lack of votes or last minute changes.

Since being introduced four months ago by Wright, the online poker bill has faced stiff opposition from stakeholders including the majority of the state’s influential tribal groups and card clubs.

An amended version of SB 1463 was introduced last week, however it seems opposition could still prove too strong for it to pass before the legislative deadline expires on 31 August.

Many tribes are concerned about the eligibility of state racetracks to apply for licences, as well as whether the bill violates tribal sovereignty and state revenue sharing agreements. Regarding the racetracks issue, Wright added that limiting the number of participants means “limiting the number of dollars that come into the state.”

California’s Assembly Governmental Organisation Committee is due to discuss a sports betting bill, SB 1390, on 20 June. The bill was approved by the Senate last month by a vote of 32-2 and although significant opposition is not expected, even if passed, sports betting would remain illegal due to federal law, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (Paspa).