I hate reading this stuff.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office vice and narcotics unit seized more than $34,400 and charged 21 people in a weekend raid of a suspected illegal gambling house.
Phillip Brian Persails, 34, of 125 Miles Drive has been charged with operating a gambling house and simple possession of marijuana.
The main proponent of a bill to regulate Internet gambling will introduce his legislation as a standalone bill and will not seek to add it to must-pass legislation.
The decision by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, means it will be much more difficult for his measure to emerge from Congress.
You can Tell Congress and President Obama to Support Poker. DO IT NOW!
The number one poker game played in America, and possibly the world is Texas Hold’em. It is ironic that the namesake of the game, the state of Texas, doesn’t allow the game to be played. Yes, that’s right, it’s illegal to play Texas Hold’em in Texas.
That might change soon. Read the story at Casino Gambling Web, Ltd.
Poker Legalization Bill Passes House Committee In Texas
Lawmakers in the state of Texas have finally realized what many residents have been saying. That the game of Texas Hold’em poker is popular, and is currently being run underground because of laws in the state.
