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Tribes working on plan to legalize online poker
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May 8, 2013
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Tribes working on plan to legalize online poker
Last week, Nevada became host to the first legal online poker site in the nation. Native American tribes in California are now considering following suit.
A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site from his home in Manassas, VA 02 October, 2006.
A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site from his home in Manassas, VA 02 October, 2006.
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Last week, Nevada became host to the first legal online poker site in the nation. Native American tribes in California are now considering following suit.

Last week, Nevada became host to the first legal online poker site in the nation. Native American tribes in California are now considering following suit. 

Representatives of some of the state's most successful tribes recently met privately to work on a plan to legalize online poker. For more on this we're joined by tribal gaming consultant Michael Lombardi.