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15-May-2007

House Panel OKs Bill To Allow Poker In Bars (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
You might soon be able to ante up in a Poker game at your local bar.

Amateurs Pony Up 10K, Play Golf Like Poker (TheGolfChannel.com)
PRIMM, Nev. -- In Poker, they say all you need to win is a chip and a chair. At the World Series of Golf, it's a ball and an attitude. Sixty amateur golfers each ponied up $10,000 to tee off Monday in a three-day golf tournament that uses Poker betting in place of traditional scoring.

House committee OKs bill that allows poker; Blanco vows veto (WWL-TV New Orleans)
BATON ROUGE -- A House committee has cleared legislation that would allow bars and restaurants to hold Texas Hold 'Em poker tournaments. However, Governor Kathleen Blanco is opposed to the bill, saying the measure would legalize Texas Hold 'Em across the state.

MegaPlex video poker games revealed (Casino City Times)
RENO, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- GameTech International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMTC) announced its video gaming manufacturing division Summit Gaming, along with its distributor, Advanced Gaming Distributors, unveiled Summit Gaming's much anticipated MegaPlex series of video Poker machines at their annual Open House in Baton Rouge on May 3rd, 2007 to resounding approval.

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