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Jim Moran had the nuts the whole time.

Not the longtime Democratic congressman from Virginia, Rep. Jim Moran — but his 39-year-old son, Jim Jr., a Washington, D.C. area regional manager for Dominos Pizza and online poker aficionado.

How do you know Moran had the nuts? His pal posted a YouTube video of him screaming, “I had the nuts the whole time!” (In this case, “the nuts” are a pair of queens. The term is used in poker to refer to an unbeatable hand.)

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The pulse of the online poker world has been centered in the Pacific Northwest in recent weeks. In the great state of Washington, former horse racing handicapper turned lawyer Lee Rousso has carried the banner for online poker, attempting to overturn a heinous state law that makes playing online poker a Class C felony, the equivalent of being convicted of child pornography. In a hearing on May 15th, a judge ultimately sided with the State; however, Rousso plans to appeal directly to the Washington State Supreme Court. Rousso joins the PocketFives.com Podcast this week to talk about the law in question and his vision of the future.

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In September of 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed. Poker players strongly opposed it because the law made it illegal for banks, credit card companies, and other payment processing companies to allow transactions to illegal online gambling sites. The law didn’t specify that online poker was illegal, but instead left it as a grey area and backed it up with threats that were sufficiently severe so that these financial institutions have done whatever is necessary to avoid possible violations.

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“The pursuit of happiness:” To one Renton man, that includes the right to play poker online. He makes his argument today (Thursday) in King County Superior Court that a state law that quashes that right is unconstitutional. KUOW’s Phyllis Fletcher reports.
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