The state of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma are close to reaching an agreement to allow the tribe to launch a real-money online poker site.
According to a report from kgou.org, the state and the Iowa Tribe were asked by U.S. District Court Judge David Russell to prepare and submit an agreed order by April 15. The judge could make a decision at that time or request more info.
The tribe has announced it plans on running games on PokerTribe.com. The announcement came weeks after an arbitrator’s ruling said the poker site wouldn’t violate its gaming compact with Oklahoma.
The U.S. District Court Judge in Oklahoma City was asked to certify the ruling.
According to a report on CardPlayer.com, under the compact, the tribe will pay a portion of revenue to the state. Florida software company Universal Entertainment Group will be providing the back-end technology for pokertribe.com.
