Anybody know, is it illegal to gamble in Washington (State) USA

**TheBayUser** · 20th July 2006, 08:00 AM

I heard from a friend today that it is a class b felony to gamble for real money in Washington (State) USA. does anyone know if this is true?

**winbig** · 20th July 2006, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by TheBayUser

I heard from a friend today that it is a class b felony to gamble for real money in Washington (State) USA. does anyone know if this is true?

Yep, it's true

http://www.casinomeister.com/forums/...-out-hand.html

also:

http://rose.casinocitytimes.com/articles/26988.html

**The Watchdog** · 20th July 2006, 09:22 AM

You get caught playing a poker game or any type of online casino game at your house and you might end up in front of a jury that might decide you deserve an equal treatment as a rapist or some one who comitted arm robbery...

Careful

**NoMouthToScream** · 20th July 2006, 09:30 AM

Does anyone have the link to the actual law and how it is stated?

Sorry to Hijack this thread, but does anyone know if there are any lobbyists in Washington trying to fix this?

**winbig** · 20th July 2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by NoMouthToScream

Does anyone have the link to the actual law and how it is stated?

http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2...Bills/6613.pdf

And

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/Summ...6613&year=2005

The latter URL has links to who voted for it, who voted against, etc...

[edit]You can usually find this stuff by going to xxhttp://www.state.[statecode].us and searching from there..ie: www.state.wa.us

**TheBayUser** · 20th July 2006, 06:18 PM

This country and this damn state especially the politicians are crooks. As we all probably know. They treat us like adolescents, and feel that we need someone to make decisions for us, thanks USA. I need to find a job in the Caribbean :-), I guess that could be a f/t online gambler.

**MSWILS411** · 20th July 2006, 11:59 PM

I used to live in Bremerton wa. Before that Everett Wa. Hubby was military. It all depends on where you live say for instance I took my laptop and went to paulsbo logged on won a million dollars they cannot touch me, I used to go to the bowlinng alley right there in silverdale go upstairs play blackjack all day. Go to tulalip casino . Now My mom whom lives in spokane. she has won many times off online casino and has them sometimes send her a check and never once has had a problem. Now unless shes just been glideing through without getting caught, But why can you not gamble online but you can out in town

**me_and_ed** · 21st July 2006, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by TheBayUser

This country and this damn state especially the politicians are crooks. As we all probably know. They treat us like adolescents, and feel that we need someone to make decisions for us, thanks USA. I need to find a job in the Caribbean :-), I guess that could be a f/t online gambler.

3 Hours north, the safe confines of Canada.

**wangpoker** · 21st July 2006, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by me_and_ed

3 Hours north, the safe confines of Canada.

I think stephen harper will follow US if he's in office the next term.

**winbig** · 21st July 2006, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by MSWILS411

I used to go to the bowlinng alley right there in silverdale go upstairs play blackjack all day. Go to tulalip casino . Now My mom whom lives in spokane. she has won many times off online casino and has them sometimes send her a check and never once has had a problem. Now unless shes just been glideing through without getting caught, But why can you not gamble online but you can out in town

Re: Blackjack: This law doesn't apply to anything offline.

Re: Your mom winning online: If they catch her for whatever reason, she will be prosecuted. It's now a felony.

Re: Not being able to gamble online, but still gamble offline: You'd have to ask your congressman or the Governor himself to figure that one out

This was just passed recently.

[edit]I'd seriously consider persuading her not to gamble online anymore. I could almost bet that banks are now instructed to report transactions (physical checks & ACH transfers originating overseas, Neteller(?), etc(?)) to accounts within WA. Not sure, but how else would they plan on arresting people? There's always going to be a paper trail.

It wouldn't surprise me if they were also instructed to block transactions from Neteller, Moneybookers, etc. I know for a fact that you already can't get a Neteller account if you live in Maryland. Seeing as how 99.9% of their business is in Casino transactions, maybe they'll be proactive about it and add Washington to their banned list.