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Rousso Represents Online Casino Players

Three online casino players were recently extradited from Washington State to face criminal charges for gambling at Betcha.com. Washington State currently classifies online gambling as a Class C felony and this will be a landmark case as the case goes to court amid the U.S. turmoil with the World Trade Organisation concerning U.S protectionist laws that have banned offshore online casinos from operating in the U.S. The three are represented by Lee Rousso, a Seattle based lawyer who is also an active member of the Player’s Poker Alliance (a national lobbying group heavily involved in neutralizing the U.S. UIGEA). Rousso is the plaintiff in his own case against Washington State that questions the Constitutionality of the state’s internet gambling ban.

Rousso is acting in a supervisory capacity for the three Seattle residents who will face a Louisiana court in early 2008. The three defendants, Nicholas G. Jenkins (38), Josie M. Imlay (24); and Peter M. Abrahamsen (25), could face a hefty sentence from the Louisianna courts if they are found guilty of engaging in online casino gambling activities. The maximum penalties are $20,000 in fines, or as much as five years in prison.

The three were caught in a sting operation by the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division that resulted in extradition to Louisiana to face the criminal charges. The three were playing on the Betcha.com online casinos betting site before when they were caught in the sting. The defense’s case will likely incorporate much of Rousso’s argument against Washington that alleges that U.S. online gamblers should not be criminally liable according to the federal government’s Wire Act.