In a 2010 budget council approved online poker to the residents of Washington DC, yes you read that correct. The same place where the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was created to stop online poker could offer poker to the district.

According to Councilman Michael Brown, it is legal in the district and officials said the window for Congress expired on Thursday. DC estimates online gambling could bring in around $13 million over three years, beginning in 2012.


New Jersey's governor had vetoed a similar proposal.

Last week Hawaii said no to online and live poker on the islands.

"Legalized gambling would introduce an undesirable element to our islands, and would have a highly detrimental effect on the tourist industry," Dianne Kay, president for the Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, said Monday.