New York Lawmaker Would Trade Online Poker For Sports Betting
New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said he would give up his pursuit for online poker if it meant his constituents would be on board with sports betting.
Nick comes from West Texas where he graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in psychology. After a five-year stint in Chicago, where he wrote about local politics and graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago, he moved to Washington, D.C. to write about issues related to gambling policy, sports betting and responsible gaming.
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