An online casino bill introduced by Rep. Bobby Kaufmann advanced through a subcommittee of the House State Government Committee on Wednesday.

But Kaufmann tells PlayIA that will be the final stop for House Study Bill 604 this year. And the move through subcommittee was merely meant to help build future momentum for the issue.

Kaufmann explained: “It’s a multiyear effort. I wanted to get it through subcommittee as a step forward from last year, but that’s the furthest I expect it to go. I just wanted to get the public engaged and get some media attention so we can continue to push the topic and debate forward.”