Summary
Four bar owners ordered by the state to fold their weekly poker nights have all complied, but insist they're getting a raw deal. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal earlier this month directed the owners of six bars, including locations in Branford and Hamden, to immediately stop holding weekly Texas Hold 'em tournaments.
The state Liquor Control Commission has said barroom poker violates state laws that ban gambling except for social games among friends.See the full content of this document
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4 Bars End Tv-Inspired Poker Games
The bar owners reluctantly complied, but claim they had received assurances from the state that the games were legal before they started holding them.
Losing the weekly poker games means forfeiting thousands of dollars in revenue that a full house of thirsty cardplayers brought in, bar owners say.The poker crackdown is the latest in a serie...See the full content of this document
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