Seattle companies bet big on legal online gambling

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By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times



Seattle-based DoubleDown drew an average 5 million players a month to its digital casinos during the quarter ended Sept. 30.

Seattle’s becoming the new Barbary Coast.

First it legalizes marijuana. Next it’s likely to become the hub for online gambling.

The city’s already on the forefront of online casinos, with Seattle companies building some of the leading virtual-gambling operations on Facebook and mobile devices such as Apple’s iPad and iPhones.

For now they’re using virtual chips — not real money. But the federal government may legalize online gambling within the next year or two as a way to boost tax revenue.

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[GoVegan]

Love it! I can smoke some medicinal recreational herb while placing a wager legally.

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Love it! I can smoke some medicinal recreational herb while placing a wager legally.

It's not medicinal anymore in Washington and Colorado it's just straight up dope..... And I love it. Legalize it all. Let grown up people make grown up choices and most likely with legality will come regulation which will actually lead to less people getting hooked on drugs or at the very least the same amount of people will try it and take it or leave it. I know a lot of people who can drink moderately and used to know people who could use blow once in a blue moon.

[Crow]

Love it! I can smoke some medicinal/recreational herb while placing a wager legally.

hahaha!!