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Message: [QUOTE="curtinsea, post: 1939143, member: 71787"] Red State??? Not hardly. WA hasn't gone in the red column since 1984, our governor, both senators, and six of nine representatives are all Democrats. At the State level, the Democrats hold a 27-22 majority in the State Senate, and at 56-42 majority in the State House. The current law making online gambling a felony was initiated by Sen. Margarite Prentice (D), and signed by Gov. Gregoire (D), both of whom take max contributions from Tribal gaming interests. This is really not a red state/blue state issue here. The current law was passed as a give away to the tribes. Our governor entered into a compact with the tribes from which the State gets $0, and their gambling monopoly is protected. That is why it is up to the voters to decide, and why we must always make it clear that Poker is not the same as gambling against "the house", and our initiative only carves out an exception for player versus player poker games. [/QUOTE]