I live in the Seattle area and play a lot of poker in the local casinos, though I've been taking most of the summer off to spend time with the kids, so I've mostly been playing on-line.
My wife and I are considering moving to Coeur d'Alene, if she can get a transfer from her job. So I would like to know if Idaho State has statutes against on-line poker. Though even if there were, they can not be near as anti-on-line gambling as the Washington State laws.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
momoney2
Poker Players Alliance Forums » State - ID
Possibly moving to Idaho from Washington
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Posted 1 year ago #
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momoney2,
If you stick with the sites you are currently playing, you should be fine. You can contact Wendy @ cnwstuck@adelphia.net. She is the Idaho co-director for N. Idaho, and might have more current information in regard to that area. I believe there are several casinos in that area.KJ,
Idaho Co-Director (Boise)Posted 1 year ago # -
KJ, thanks for responding. I am familiar with a few of the local casinos in the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane area. My main question is regarding any statutes in place that may or may not place restrictions on on-line poker. (Northern and Southern Idaho should fall under the same legislation and/or statutes.)
Thanks for any information you can provide,
momoney2Posted 1 year ago # -
As far as I know, federal law take precedence, and should be the same for all states. When the feds shut down the banks for US players, some of the sites found ways to get around it. I would assume the sites you are currently playing on, will still work in Idaho. I quit the whole on line thing, don't want to wait forever to get my money.
Good Luck,
KJPosted 1 year ago # -
Idaho does not have a statute like Washington. The casinos in Idaho do not have live poker so your closest choice will be the several poker rooms in Spokane. I play at Northern Quest casino near the airport quite often. Nice poker room.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Hi Momoney2, welcome to Coeur d'Alene, ID. I am a 4th generation native so please feel free to contact me anytime :-)
I am going to post your question on "ask Sikallagrim" forum, it is set up specifically for these questions. Patrick "Skallagrim" Fleming is a practicing attorney in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. An avid poker player, PPA State Director, and the PPA's Litigation Support Director, he is providing this forum to answer general legal questions from PPA members on poker laws and litigation, both state and federal. If you have questions about the laws regarding poker, this is the place to ask.Wendy Stuck
ID Co-Director
cnwstuck@adelphia.netPosted 1 year ago # -
b7's and cnwstuck, thanks for the info. It is looking more and more likely that my wife and I will be moving to Idaho in the next few months, so I'm glad to hear that the internet gambling laws in Idaho are not near as repressive as those in Washington state.
Thanks,
momoney2Posted 1 year ago # -
Ugh!!! Wendy, I read the "ask Sikallagrim" response and it did not sound good. I am very surprised to find that poker is totally illegal in Idaho. The only silver lining is that if on-line poker is viewed just like live poker, at least it is only a misdemeanor instead of a Class C Felony as in Washington state.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I think the bottom line is that Idaho does not have a specific law prohibiting online poker like Washington state's. The other fact on our side is that there hasn't been a prosecution of a player for playing in a kitchen poker game. Like I said in my other post today we need to get active in Idaho. Let's start a letter writing campaign or an online petition.
How about an update from our two state directors. What's your action plan for the up coming year?
KJ whats going on in your part of the state.
Posted 1 year ago # -
With the re-election of Governor Gregoire, the grinch who signed the anti-poker legislation into law, moving to Idaho might not be a bad idea.
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