Posted:25.03.2009, 20:58 Appeals court says no to online poker in Renton, Washington
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Appeals court says no to online poker
24 March 2009
RENTON, Washington -- As reported by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and GPWA:
http://www.seattlepi.com/
"A Renton lawyer's campaign to make Washington state safe for Internet poker players lost again on Monday.
"A state appeals court rejected Lee Rousso's arguments that a 2006 law that forbids Internet gambling in the state violates the clause of the U.S. Constitution that gives the federal government the right to regulate interstate commerce.
"Last May, a King County Superior Court judge also ruled against Rousso on a day that 70 online poker players rallied outside the courthouse.
"The unanimous decision by three judges of division I of the appeals court says that Rousso would have to show that policing Internet poker imposes excessive burdens and not worth the state's commitment to regulating gaming..." _________________
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