Washington DC to be the First State Legalizing Intrastate Online Gambling?

No, the title of this article is not kidding or lying. In one of the most ironic articles I have ever written it seems that the place where the Federal laws are thought up, passed and enforced may well be the first state in the country to pass it’s own intrastate online gambling bill allowing residents to play poker over the internet. Now this is the same “state” where the White house and Congress have denied players across the country the right to gamble from their homes by passing the UIGEA bill which is still in force today. So how can this be? How can Washington ban online gambling throughout the country but yet make it legal in there district only? This is how; first we must remember that Washington DC is separate from the Federal government because it is located in the “District of Columbia” which does not fall under federal rules and laws. It is partially self-governing but also has to pay taxes like the rest of US residents. The District of Columbia elects their own Mayors and City council and implement their own laws but can be overruled by Congress when they deem it necessary.

The District of Columbia which already runs their own lucrative lottery has decided to add online poker this program. To add online poker to its lottery system, the District will pass their own intrastate gambling law allowing ONLY DC residents access and have experts assuring them that once set up these poker sites will only be accessible to Washington DC residents which makes up almost all of the District of Columbia. So how does the Federal government feel about this endeavor right in their own backyard? Seeing how the Feds are so against any type of online gambling becoming legalized in the country, you can bet they will not be happy with this new development and will most likely try to veto any progress made if they catch it in time! Congress has its hands full right now with the prospect of a government shutdown and it seems they may have forgotten that the deadline to block this possible bill passage passed YESTERDAY! HAHAHA, isn’t it ironic if the Federal Government blocked itself from blocking online gambling for a change! Stay Tuned…

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