Poker Sites for Washington Players

Poker players in Washington State are left scratching their heads after PokerStars, and likely Full Tilt Poker have left them high and dry. Not only did Pokerstars leaving the state of Washington, but so did the Merge Poker Network, Cake Poker, and popular sites like Playersonly and Sportsbook Poker.

Poker Sites Accepting Washington Players

1. Bodog.com - Only site currently taking players from Washington.

Legality

Because of legal concerns, Pokerstars had to pull out of the Washington state US poker sites market. Currently it is illegal for internet poker players from Washington to play online poker. It’s one of those laws that while its on the books, it doesn’t seem like the US government really does anything about it as hundreds of thousands of people still play in the state of Washington, USA. For legal reasons we can not condone it but simply state the facts.

Will Full Tilt and other Follow

The real question right now is how long before Full Tilt Poker drops US Washington state poker players. This would be devastating as it would leave the Washington poker sites list to only a few online poker rooms. It has been said through many members in the industry that Full Tilt Poker will drop players from Washington so that they may obtain a license if the USA regulates online poker.

The future of online poker in the US is still hard to determine. The outlook for anything in the next year is bleek as political changes are favoring anti-online gambling efforts. Many states are instead adapting more and more local land based poker rooms to gain revenues and taxes. The average player seems to prefer to play at a brick and mortar online poker room due to fear of being cheated at online poker sites. Also, depositing and withdrawing has become difficult in the US and is expected to get worse.

It’s Your Choice Ultimately in the US

Unfortunately, while all this is going on there is still no laws that say it is illegal to play online poker in the United States, except for certain states. Please check local laws in your state to see if you can gamble online.