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CLUBS should be the sole operator of online casino games if they are legalised, with the community-benefit model of pokies revenue flowing to local clubs to be applied, the pokies lobby says. Online casino games, including poker, are at present illegal, but a recent interim review of interactive gambling laws recommends a liberalisation of online gambling, with online poker hosted by Australian companies to be trialled over five years. Other casino-style games would remain banned. Conservative estimates show at least 130,000 are playing online poker on overseas websites despite the current law.

"The only item relevant to Meadowlands Matters, though, is filed under, "Renewing American Values to Build Healthy Families, Great Schools and Safe Neighborhoods." That addresses online gaming, an issue that has won the ongoing support of the New Jersey legislature at the state level - though Governor Christie has yet to be convinced that the wagering wouldn't run afoul of Atlantic City's monopoly on table games."