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Video Poker 247 - Online Poker Lawsuit Continues
One lawyer has had enough of online video poker bans, and has decided to do something about it. Lee Rousso has filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington alleging that the online gambling laws that they have are illegal and unconstitutional. He has a hearing set for September 21st to have the case heard.
Rousso is not only a lawyer in Washington, but he is also the Poker Players Alliance rep for the state. He says that the state’s ban on poker is in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution, and is seeking a declaratory judgment that the Internet Gambling Ban (IGB) is unconstitutional. He says that the state’s ban on online video poker violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, and that they are discriminating against other states.
He says that since gambling, internet gambling, online video poker, etc. are all legal in Washington, the fact that they are trying to keep their residents from online gambling from other states forces them to only use those online casinos that are located in their state. They say that online poker rooms outside of the state are illegal, and hence the conflict.
Rousso also says that it also violates the clause in two other ways, because it puts more of “a burden on interstate commerce…that is not offset by a compelling state interest.” He says it also violates the laws that have already been passed by the federal government in regards to international treaties. Not only that, but the penalty for playing online video poker a Class C felony, which is the same classification for child pornography or threatening the governor.
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