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The other shoe drops: Full Tilt bans Washington residents

Internet poker players in the state of Washington were dealt another blow Friday when Full Tilt Poker announced players from the state will no longer be able to play real-money games on the site.

Seven weeks ago, the state's Supreme Court ruled that a state law making Internet gambling a Class C felony was constitutional. A week later, PokerStars announced it would stop accepting real-money play from Washington residents.

PokerStars and Full Tilt account for the vast majority of Internet poker play in the United States and in the world. According to PokerScout.com, the sites account for more than two-thirds of the Internet poker traffic, with only five other rooms or networks that allow U.S. players averaging more than 500 players at a time over the last seven days.

Full Tilt's policy regarding play from Washington residents varies slightly from PokerStars'. Most notably, PokerStars does not allow residents of the state to play real-money games even when they are travelling outside of the state's borders. Full Tilt, however, allows Washington residents to play real-money games if they are located outside of the state's borders.

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