NJ DGE wakes up21 May 2014 11:22
OnlinePokerReport.com has received a copy of a letter, first reported on by the site Gambling911.com, that was sent by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to six US affiliates requesting these affiliates “immediately remove any online gaming links that are not authorized under federal law or under the law of any state” under threat of civil and criminal sanctions.
Read the letter here.
The letter was signed by New Jersey Assistant Attorney General George N. Rover and was sent to some of the most well-known affiliate websites in the industry: CardsChat.com, PokerSource.com, RakeBrain.com, Pokersites.com, RaketheRake.com, and one unnamed site.
DGE spokeswomen Kerry Langan told OPR, “We believe this may either taint legitimate sites by associating them with the illegal ones, and conversely may lend the appearance that these illegal sites are affiliated with authorized sites.”
This could be a major shakeup for online poker in the US, forcing affiliates to decide between promoting regulated or unregulated rooms – a choice between the here and now and the future.