Legal Opinion
Rousso v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 2010No. 83040-1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
¶1 The question before this court is not whether Internet gambling, including playing poker online, should be illegal. That determination is reserved to the legislature, and the legislature addressed the issue by enacting and amending RCW 9.46.240, which criminalizes the knowing transmission and reception of gambling information by various means, including use of the Internet. *75Since sending and receiving gambling information is illegal, Internet gambling in the state of Washington is effectively banned.1
¶2 It is not the role of the judiciary to second-guess the wisdom of the legislature,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ferguson v. SkrupaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by9 opinions
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