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??? passing a bill that changes the charge from felony to civil infraction will leave pros exposed to felony charges? how does this work?

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the existing law makes it a felony for everyone to play. There are currently multiple bills being debated to 'fix' the first bill which more and more lawmakers are now seeing as a mistake. Whichever bill is chosen will likely be the end of the matter, at least for a long while. Whatever 'fixes' that are left out of the bill that passes (if any) during this push are unlikely to be passed in the near future, if ever.

The vast majority of washington state poker players are recreational, and if those on this forum are any indication, they're plenty eager to throw the professionals under the bus if it saves their own skin.