Lee Rousso, PPA’s Washington State Director, will deliver oral arguments to the Washington State Supreme Court on May 27th, and the PPA will hold a rally and press conference outside the courthouse immediately following the hearing. In Washington, playing poker online is now a felony–like child pornography or heroin possession–making any of the over 800,000 Washington residents who can legally play poker in card rooms look like hardened criminals if they play online.

Boracay – The Archdiocese of Kalibo is actively rallying the faithful here to hold a protest against the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) plan to establish a casino in this island. Bishop Jose Lazo threatened to lead rallies anew to stop the casino, which is reportedly under construction inside the posh Fairways and Bluewaters Resort at the northern end of this 1,000-hectare island.

The voices of the casino workers were heard within the Capitol today. Hundreds of red-shirted workers gathered on the North steps for a rally and then marched inside in an orderly fashion to do some lobbying. The event culminated as over two hundred UNITE-HERE members chanted from the second story of the rotunda „¡Si, Se Puede!“ just steps from the office of Speaker Fabian Nunez. The dome amplified the chants as staffers poked their heads out of their office doors and the CHP scrambled to ensure the direct action did not get out of control.