Despite ruling, online poker players won’t fold

“The state loves gambling, it’s a gigantic business. It’s just the state protecting its turf”

It’s just the first round of bets, but the state won the hand in a battle to preserve its ban on Internet gambling. via KOMOradio

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Sat, May 17th, 2008

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