Don’t think we are out of the woods yet. We still don’t know. There are all these back room deals that take place in DC. We hear things, sometimes they are true. Sometimes that are not. Sometimes the tide changes and positions change.
As for tracking this stuff on line, it is always 1-3 days late. It is the government. They don’t turn out information on a dime. The only way to get up to the minute info is to talk with insiders.
Again, the news looks good, but we won’t know until we actually see the Senate meet and vote on the bill. Usually they debate on C-SPAN and confirm what riders are attached to the bill (if any).
I remember the Patriot Act of 2001. The morning of the vote, some Senator on the floor mentioned they removed the iGaming rider. I saw this on C-SPAN and remember screaming (YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!) . Otherwise, the industry had not a clue that it was removed. Apparently, it was removed the night before in back room deals. The final text of the bill didn’t show up on the net for about 3 days.
Marc Lesnick
Conference Organizer
http://www.casinoaffiliateconvention.com