Full Tilt Poker Blocks Players From Washington StateAll Residents of Washington No Longer Allowed to Play For Real Money |
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Today there was more bad news for poker players in the state of Washington.
Full Tilt Poker, following the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the state’s internet gaming prohibition, has announced its decision to block all real money play from Washington residents.
The move comes as another blow to the state which first saw the same action from PokerStars in late September
Scott “BigRiskky” Clements, one of the online site’s biggest names, hails from Washington, though the 18th-place finisher in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event now resides in Las Vegas. Fellow Washington native Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar also represents Full Tilt, but lives in Nevada.
Here is a statement from Full Tilt Poker:
Full Tilt Poker announced today that we will no longer provide real-money poker to players located within the state of Washington. In accordance with Washington State law, as it is currently interpreted, any player logging in from a Washington-based IP address will be prohibited from real-money gameplay.
This decision was made following extensive legal consultation in relation to the Washington Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Internet gaming.
Our number one priority is, and always has been, providing the best possible online poker experience to all of our players, and it is with great regret that we make this announcement.
We would like to assure all players that their funds are safe and secure in their Full Tilt Poker account and our Customer Support team is available to assist players with withdrawal requests.
Full Tilt Poker fully supports the formation of sensible Internet poker regulations. We recommend that players located within Washington State sign up to the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to join the fight to keep poker legal.
Full Tilt has created a FAQ page for residents of the state of Washington.
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