Subject:

Gambling

  • News

    May 2, 2012

    Our Military Has a Gambling Problem

    Combat veterans fall prey to gambling addictions at an alarming rate--where's the military when the chips are down?

  • News

    February 29, 2012

    They Were Kings

    How the feds killed online poker, a $2.5 billion industry.

  • News

    January 18, 2012

    Richard Poeton's Big Payday

    How a King County bookie got rich playing the county.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Richard Poeton, Bookie, Fined $2,500 After State Agent Wagers $125,000 to Catch Him

    A bookie lives and dies by the odds, and it looks like Richard "Treebark" Poeton has beaten them. An undercover investigator from the state Gambling Commission spent 11 months and at least $125,000 making bets with Poeton, whose Seattle bookmaking operation is estimated to have churned more than $1 ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 2011

    DoubleDown's Decent Bet

    The Fremont-based online casino is drawing all aces so far.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Introducing DoubleDown, the World's Largest Casino*, Based in Fremont (and Hiring!)

    ​The asterisk is to denote that we are referring to an online casino where virtual money is used and that is dwarfed by a number of poker-only sites. Still, at roughly 500,000 users a day--the vast majority via Facebook--Seattle's own DoubleDown Casino is, to all outward appearances, a smashin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    New SIFF Review: Holy Rollers, The True Story of Card-Counting Christians

    ​Not to be confused with the Jesse Eisenberg-as-Hasidic-Jewish-drug-dealer Holy Rollers from SIFF last year (though both involve conflicts of faith), this world-premiere documentary has strong Seattle connections. Two local churchgoing dudes, Ben Crawford and Colin Jones, now the film's co-pro ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2011

    Holy Rollers, The True Story of Card-Counting Christians

    ​Not to be confused with the Jesse Eisenberg-as-Hasidic-Jewish-drug-dealer Holy Rollers from SIFF last year (though both involve conflicts of faith), this world-premiere documentary has strong Seattle connections. Two local churchgoing dudes, Ben Crawford and Colin Jones, now the film's co-pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    DK Pan Keeps Job as Sound Transit Lead Artist, Despite Being Charged as "CEO" of Gambling Speakeasies and Front Organization

    ​King County prosecutors say that for nearly two years Capitol Hill-based artist DK Pan functioned as the "Chief Operating Officer" of illegal gambling "speakeasy" bars tied to cocaine deals and Mexican gun-smuggling operations. They also say that his organization, the Free Sheep Foundation, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Tran Organization, Casino Mob Aided By Ex-Mayor Nickels' Son, Finally History

    ​It didn't take the feds long to dispose of the small-cogs in the casino-cheating Tran Organization, minions such as Jacob Nickels, son of former mayor Greg Nickels. Then a casino pit boss, Nickels the young quickly pled guilty in 2007 to helping the organized-crime mob bribe card dealers at t ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Betting Entrepreneur Gets Squelched

    Nick Jenkins thought he had the perfect scheme for getting around state prohibitions on online gambling.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Betcha.Com Loses Legal Gamble in State Supreme Court

    ​"[A]ll gambling involves betting, but not all betting involves gambling," argued Nick Jenkins. He said that since his Seattle-based website, Betcha.com, matched people who wanted to make bets but didn't participate in those wagers or even enforce payment, it did not violate the state's prohib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Jim McDermott Gambling Bill Gets A Boost Thanks To Bumbling Opposition

    Good news for online poker fans, your biggest opponent had a rough morning in Congress today.​It's always nice when, instead of defending your position, you can sit back and let the opposition make themselves look ridiculous. Such was the case at this morning's hearing before the House Ways an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Washington's Top Bar Booze Buyer? It's Peso's

    You spend so they can​Dan Olsby, general manager of Peso's Kitchen and Lounge for the past six years, knows his liquor orders are pretty substantial. It's his job to track every financial detail of the popular Lower Queen Anne bar and Mexican restaurant. But Olsby didn't know this: Peso's sp ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2010

    Jim's Feeling Lucky

    Rep. McDermott tries again to legalize online gambling, and this time he wants to do it for the kids.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Jim McDermott, Hero to Online Gamblers, Wants to Legitimize Their Industry by Taxing It

    FlickrMcDermott doesn't think you should have to fly all the way to Vegas to blow your 401K on a roulette table.​Our globe-trotting Representative, Jim McDermott, yesterday unveiled the newest plan of attack in his ongoing mission to make it legal to blow your savings at online poker tables. H ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2010

    Slots, Chips, and Pride

    Snoqualmie Casino plays host to what may be the first gay event at a local gaming establishment.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    What are all Those Seniors Doing in the Safeway Parking Lot? Heading for the Craps Table

    ​My 90-year-old aunt used to have a ritual in the New York City apartment complex where she lives. Every so often, she'd take an early morning bus provided by casinos in New Jersey, which would deposit her back at her building later that day, her wallet usually a little lighter. I hadn't rea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Tragedy of "The Commons" Averted? Microsofties Get to Keep Pub, Kinda

    Beer Taps by Bruno Girin, used under Creative Commons 2.0 license.After an intense battle, it appears Microsofties will be able to get microbrewies on tap at their Redmond campus. The Commons, the software company's giant, all-purpose shopping/recreation center, opens today. It's kinda like a Vegas ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    Online Poker Players Still Felons

    With a poker player in the White House, that could change.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    The New Skid Row

    In an unscheduled news conference this afternoon, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels will announce an emergency zoning measure to cover the entire area between Pioneer Square and the Pike Place Market. Seattle Weekly has been briefed extensively in advance of the rezoning plan by Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis, who, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Washington's Online Poker Players Remain Felons

    Despite the best efforts of a Renton attorney, playing online poker is still a felony in Washington state. Though pros still find a way to make their lucre, Washington is one of a handful of states that expressly prohibits online gambling--and the only that goes so far as to make it a felony. (To ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 2009

    A Pro Gambler’s Guide to Gaming the Super Bowl

    “Noah” knows how the average bettor can make a mint on the big game. Only he’s no average bettor.

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    Mogwai

    Thursday, September 4

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Quid pro quotable

    Thursday, September 4

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    The Great Buck Humble

    Thursday, September 4

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2008

    Kenny Rogers

    Thursday, September 4

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Magic Mystery Show

    Pick a card, any card

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    The Casino, the Mayor's Son, and the Shuffle That May Have Suckered Them Both

    Once thought of as political operative material, Jacob Nickels was part of a nationwide casino-cheating ring, prosecutors say.

  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Drink Till You're Drunk at Bill's Off Broadway

    There is a lingering aroma of beer and pizza, and the walls are matted with a layer of kitchen grime.

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    Big Firm For Little Nickels

    There is a lingering aroma of beer and pizza, and the walls are matted with a layer of kitchen grime.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2007

    Mayor's Son Indicted

    There is a lingering aroma of beer and pizza, and the walls are matted with a layer of kitchen grime.

  • News

    January 24, 2007

    All the President's Men

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • News

    January 17, 2007

    All the President's Men

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Big Game Hunters

    Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    Comcast and Online Poker

    Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    Happy to Play Nanny

    Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is she really playing?

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    Peter Hook at Neumo's

    Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is she really playing?

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    The Preston Gates Mates

    The venerable Seattle law firm launched key players in the Tom DeLay scandal.

  • Diversions

    October 27, 2004

    Late Night Stops

    The venerable Seattle law firm launched key players in the Tom DeLay scandal.

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    The Gambler

    In Slick Rick, we got what we paid for.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    An Introduction

    In Slick Rick, we got what we paid for.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    Summer Concert Calendar

    June-August

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    Gambler's Holiday

    Blowing cash and fueling the soul at Greater Seattle's temples of wagering.

  • News

    April 30, 2003

    Big Gamble

    Should we plug the states budget hole by expanding casino gambling beyond the reservations? A proposal in Olympia is tempting legislatorsand teachersto do just that.

  • Film

    December 5, 2001

    Watching the original.

    Should we plug the states budget hole by expanding casino gambling beyond the reservations? A proposal in Olympia is tempting legislatorsand teachersto do just that.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Show, down in Vegas

    Should we plug the states budget hole by expanding casino gambling beyond the reservations? A proposal in Olympia is tempting legislatorsand teachersto do just that.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Viva Tacoma!

    Local casinos are only vaguely Vegas, but who needs more?

  • News

    July 15, 1998

    Gorton rides again

    The senator goes after tribal profits.

  • News

    May 27, 1998

    Suckers

    How will we pay for our new stadiums? First, suck up general lottery receipts. Next, launch state-sponsored online gambling.

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