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[QUOTE="curtinsea, post: 1938911, member: 71787"]
Some of you may know, Washington State was the first state in the US to  be dropped first by Pokerstars, and then FTP, prior to Black Friday.  This was due to a State law passed in 2006, and which survived a narrow  court challenge in 2009. Once that challenge failed, the sites decided  against continuing to offer play to Washington State. Unfortunately for  them, it was too little too late.

Violation of that State law in Washington is at the cornerstone of the  Black Friday cases, and the Washington State Gaming Commission worked  hand in hand with the DoJ to bring the cases that shut down the big  three sites. But now the landscape has changed.  With the recent reversal in position by the DoJ with regard to the Wire  Act, one by one states are passing their own online poker legislation.  Even with Federal legislation, Washington would be still out in the cold  under the current RCW. But the people can act to change the law  themselves, without help or support of the State Legislature, thanks to  the Initiative process.

So, in January of next year, at the earliest date allowed by statute, an  Initiative to the Voters of Washington State will be introduced that  will carve out an exception to that 2006 language specifically for  poker, and create some framework under which online poker can be offered  in our state. But that is the easy part.

We will need to gather signatures, our goal is 300K to assure we meet  the required 241k valid signatures, by the end of June, to qualify for  the November 2013 ballot. It will take a small army of volunteers to  collect the needed signatures, but surely this can be done.  Once qualified for the ballot, a 60% yes vote is required for this  gambling issue, so a real campaign will need to be mounted at that time.    Between now and then, we need to rally as much support as we can get.

Spread the word to every poker player you know in Washington to get on board and help make this a reality!

[url]http://www.facebook.com/WashingtonOnlinePokerInitiative[/url]
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