[Cubswin]

I don't know think that the big B&M casinos would go along with separating poker out, because they'd do anything they could to keep online betting illegal or difficult.

This is big big misconception about the B&M gaming industry. B&M casinos are not anti-internet gambling. In fact, some of the bigger casinos have actually dabbled into the internet arena, albeit with poor results. B&M casinos take the line that it should be up to each individual state to decide the law as far as gaming is concerned. B&M casinos do not see internet casinos as competitors and this is especially true now that they have starting offering other forms entertainment that don’t involve plopping coins into a slot. The anti-internet gambling movement in this country, for the most part, comes from right-wing holy rollers.