Iowa Tribe offers free play on poker website ahead of full launch

Thursday, May 26, 2016

A screenshot of PokerTribe.Com promises free play on May 17, 2016, real money play on August 1, 2016, and in-flight play on January 9, 2017.
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The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma started offering free play on PokerTribe.Com on May 17 as originally promised.

The free games are a prelude to an even bigger launch. The tribe plans to start accepting real money bids on August 1.

"We are well aware that there are other options available to you for online gaming, and our tribe is grateful, excited and thankful for giving us a chance to be your trusted online gaming site and fully interactive social network platform in the USA or anywhere around the world," Chairman Bobby Walkup says on the website.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 outlaws Internet gaming unless it is conducted pursuant to a Class III gaming compact or under state law. Last November, the tribe won an arbitration award that said PokerTribe.Com would be permissible under the Class III gaming compact. The award was confirmed in federal court last month.

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Small tribe, big plans: Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma launches online poker room (Casino City Times 5/26) $P Relevant Documents:
Iowa Tribe Arbitration Decision | Complaint: Iowa Tribe v. State of Oklahoma | Iowa Tribe Letter to State of Oklahoma | State of Oklahoma Letter to Iowa Tribe