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Poker player takes on the state of Washington

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Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 08:52 AM   0 comments
Washington State has a date in court with Lee Rousso, a poker playing attorney who is challenging the constitutionality of the state's ban on online poker.

In March 2006, Washington State passed a law that put online gambling in the same class of crime as child porn or illegal abortions. This was mainly a revenue-driven exercise as the state was more concerned about protecting their own in-state gambling operations than protecting anybody.

Rousso launched his challenge lasy July and after months of the usual time-wasting that can only happen in a courtroom, he finally has a court date set for April 25.

You can follow this story at the Poker Players Alliance website.

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