My state government is over-run by assholes and stupid people. Online Poker ILLEGAL

[dmp]

I tell ya folks - there is NO More STUPID person alilve governing a state; the Gov of LA may be a close 2nd

Online Gambling Becomes Felony

SEATTLE -- Starting June 7, it will be a Class C felony to play poker online in the state of Washington. Players will face a possible five-year sentence and/or a $10,000 fine.

Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the bill into law in late March. The bill covers all forms of online wagering, including poker.

The new law will put violators in the same category as child pornographers, repeat drunken drivers, drug dealers and identity thieves.

One local player told KIRO 7 he has an internet poker cash card, tied to a Swiss bank account. He can use it to withdraw his winnings $1,000 at a time at any ATM. He said it is not tracible.

"For them to catch me would be pretty tricky," said Rick, an Internet gambler. "I mean I'm not gonna obviously do it from my home IP address."

Local casinos believe the new law will bring more players into their clubs, because many won't risk getting caught online.

FUCK local Casinos. FUCKING Government caved to Monopolistic Tribal Money Sluts.

 

[CSM]

Sounds like your state is afraid to miss out on their cut. I dont know much about Wa state law, but I am willing to bet they have some laws concerning failure to report additional income on tax returns. Does WA have a state income tax?

 

[dmp]

Sounds like your state is afraid to miss out on their cut. I dont know much about Wa state law, but I am willing to bet they have some laws concerning failure to report additional income on tax returns. Does WA have a state income tax?

We do not have state income tax. What happened as the Pieces of Crap who 'run' this state caved to pressure from Big Money Tribal Casinos; also behind the state-wide public indoor smoking ban which coincidentally does NOT apply on TRIBAL Land-built, Indian-run Casinos.

 

[CSM]

We do not have state income tax. What happened as the Pieces of Crap who 'run' this state caved to pressure from Big Money Tribal Casinos; also behind the state-wide public indoor smoking ban which coincidentally does NOT apply on TRIBAL Land-built, Indian-run Casinos.

Well, it sure sounds like the gouv is getting his cut and screw the rest of ya!

 

[5stringJeff]

We do not have state income tax. What happened as the Pieces of Crap who 'run' this state caved to pressure from Big Money Tribal Casinos; also behind the state-wide public indoor smoking ban which coincidentally does NOT apply on TRIBAL Land-built, Indian-run Casinos.

Preach it, brother!

The special interest of Big Indian Casinos in WA is ridiculous. You can only run a casino around here if you're Indian; you can only allow smoking in your businesses if you're Indian. Talk about racial discrimination.

This law is absolutely ridiculous. Piss on Queen Christine for making this a law!

BTW, how would they go about enforcing this law?

 

[dmp]

Preach it, brother!

The special interest of Big Indian Casinos in WA is ridiculous. You can only run a casino around here if you're Indian; you can only allow smoking in your businesses if you're Indian. Talk about racial discrimination.

This law is absolutely ridiculous. Piss on Queen Christine for making this a law!

BTW, how would they go about enforcing this law?

I suspect it'd be like they want to enforce Internet Tobacco laws; Subpoena ISPs to provide IP addresses for people.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Check this. In georgia it's illegal to order wine or other alcohol over the internet and have it delivered to you from out of state. Thanks leaders in the pocket of alcohol distributors.

 

[Gunny]

Let's face it, if we all REALLY checked our local laws and paid close attention, we'd find most of them to be unfair and supporting some local money-maker. Local money-makers keep the local government status quo by funding it.