Online Gambling a Felony Now In Washington State

The law went into effect a few weeks ago, but I found this article interesting on some of the not-so-obvious results of the law. Bascially, they shut down a guys website who was reviwing and providing advice on online gambeling sites, and also have warned a newspaper that they shouldn't be publishing a column by Daniel Negranu that somtimes contains advice on online poker. It is intersting to me that things are really starting to heat up in a place like Washington state rather than in some of the more conservative parts of the country.

I love how the columnist points out the hypocrisy.:

"It's hard to take coming from a state that bombards us with pitches for the biggest sucker's bet of all. You know, the one they call the lottery."

Only in America can you play Russian Roultte with you legally owned gun. As long as you aren't playing for money

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I love how the columnist points out the hypocrisy

I'd hazard a guess that this law has more to do with protecting Indian Casino interests than it does stopping people from gambling. All things being equal (by which I mean, no business interests to protect) I'd say a southern state like Georgia (where we have a law preventing us from buying alcohol on Sunday) would be far more likely to create anti-online gambeling legislation than Washington.

I have no doubt that other states will be following soon, though