This is a morality issue, not a party issue. Read this article on the bill in Washington:
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/5...egislation.htm
Make sure to note this part:
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In January of this year,
Democratic State Senator Margarita Prentice introduced legislation in the Washington Senate to “reaffirming and clarifying the prohibition against internet (sic) and certain other interactive electronic or mechanical devises to engage in gambling”.
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After its passage in the senior hall of the state government in Olympia, it was almost like the bill was put on the fast track to the governor of the state,
Democrat Christine Gregoire.
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She then signed it into law. Also, Washington is a blue state.