2009 February 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings
VIRGINIA BEACH Chuck Thornton has held Texas Hold’em poker tournaments at his Hometown Heroes sports pubs for five years. But when he proposed bringing those tournaments to a restaurant he plans to build on city property, the tables turned. Beach officials want to make sure that those games are legal. “I’m not comfortable with the gambling,” Mayor Will Sessoms said.
Over 20 top online poker players are set to duke it out to prove who the best player while chasing poker stardom
The case challenging North Carolina’s ban on video poker was not won by a recent court decision but it was dealt another hand to play. “Isn’t that something?” said Greg Muse of New Bern, who operates a video game machine business in Eastern North Carolina.
The first installment of the 2009 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza is in the books. The 25 event tournament series attracted over 7,000 players and generated a total prize pool of nearly $3 million. Despite sagging revenues in Las Vegas, the Venetian has proven that poker remains a staple of gambling on the Strip.
MOUNT PLEASANT Five poker players found guilty last week of illegal gambling are appealing their convictions. In a notice filed in Charleston County Circuit Court, the players address multiple points about their case as they seek to decriminalize the game Texas Hold ‘em.
Facing a budget shortfall, Gov. Ed Rendell has hit the road, pressing to drum up support for his plan that would allow video-poker gambling at bars and restaurants.
Facing a budget shortfall, Gov. Ed Rendell has hit the road, pressing to drum up support for his plan that would allow video-poker at bars and restaurants.
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