2006 June 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

(RALEIGH) - The state Senate has postponed a vote on a bill to phase out video poker by next summer. Machine owners would be guilty of a felony if convicted of violating the law.

Some students are thrilled about the chance to win scholarship money by playing poker. But critics are concerned the tournaments could lead to gambling problems down the road.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The state Senate is expected to vote Monday on a bill that would ban video poker machines in North Carolina by next summer. Approval by the Senate should come easy — the chamber has approved a ban five times since 2000.

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Poker players will have to leave their cigarettes in their pockets from now on at the Seminole Casino in Immokalee. Casino officials announced today that smoking will no longer be allowed in the poker room.

CALIFORNIA (PRESS RELEASE) — Athletes, actors, and other celebrities join together in a celebrity poker tournament to compete against one another for the ability to take home the title of celebrity poker champion with a few little twists.