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Originally Posted by SageLee
Today I received this email from Global:
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URGENT ACCOUNT INFORMATION
As you may be aware, on Thursday 29 March 2018, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that, under Washington State law, some free-to-play games violate state gambling regulations.
Global Poker is committed to operating within the laws of all States in the US.
Because of this we regretfully inform you that we will not be accepting Gold Coin purchases from Washington State players until further notice. This announcement only affects purchases, it does not affect our sweepstakes cash prize redemptions.
We have reviewed this case extensively. There is currently an appeal underway and, as a result, the ruling may be overturned. As soon as this occurs we look forward to welcoming back our Washington players. We will contact you as soon as there are further developments.
Washington is home to the best football team (The Seahawks), the best Coffee (Starbucks) and the best Billionaire (Bill Gates). We look forward to bringing the best Poker site back there real soon!
Regards,
Global Poker Team
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I was wondering if Joey could clarify for me what the bolded part means. Am I correct in interpreting this to mean I can continue cashing out, and can still participate in Sweeps cash games/tournaments indefinitely, it's just that I can no longer deposit fresh funds? And if this is true, will it remain true if, say, the appeal they mention goes nowhere?
Also, can somebody else tell me why my state is full of such *****-ass bitches?
Thanks.
Hi SageLee,
The only change we have made in order to comply with this ruling is to remove the ability for people currently in WA to purchase our Gold Coins.
Hope that clears things up.
As for your other question - I can't answer that, unfortunately.