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Online Gambling

  • News

    February 29, 2012

    They Were Kings

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

  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Congressman Jim McDermott Goes All-in With Poker Study

    Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WAgers) released a study yesterday that showed the government would rake in $42 billion over the next 10 years if they regulated, rather than outlawed, internet gambling. McDermott is currently peddling legislation that would do just that. And the Joint Committee on Taxa ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    Online Poker Players Still Felons

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

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2006

    Comcast and Online Poker

    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

    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?

  • 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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