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ROUSSO v. STATE

No. 83040-1.

239 P.3d 1084 (2010)

Lee H. ROUSSO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Howard Rousso , The Law Office of Lee H. Rousso, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Jerry Alan Ackerman , H. Bruce Marvin , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

Jeffrey L Fisher , Roger Ashley Leishman , Davis Wright Tremaine, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Cheryl Blake, John Blake, Rob Esene & Jim Gauley.

Paul Douglas Swanson , Lane Powell PC, Seattle, WA, Thomas C. Goldstein , Issac J. Lidsky , Jonathan H. Eisenman , Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Washington, DC, amicus counsel for Poker Players Alliance.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 The question before this court is not whether Internet gambling, including playing poker on-line, should be illegal. That determination is reserved to the legislature, and the legislature addressed the issue by enacting and amending RCW 9.46.240, which criminalizes the knowing transmission and reception of gambling information by various means, including use of the Internet. Since sending and receiving gambling information is illegal, Internet...

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