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TUESDAY, MAY. 19, 2009

Drew Carey Reporting On Audie Murphy VFW Raid

About 1 1/2 years ago 2 lodges and a bar were raided on Friday night. I have personal experience with raids as I was in a lodge that was raided about 2 1/2 years ago. And on the Friday night in question, we were playing in close proximity to the bar that was raided. Here in my hometown, we've had multiple nights of raids. Usually on Friday night. Usually two to three in one night. Players get tickets. Management and dealers go to jail. The players that go to court, the cases get dismissed. The management and dealers, their cases are pleaded down or dismissed. Shortly after the Friday night raid Drew Carey did this video on Reason .TV.

http://reason.tv/

Posted by Irish Mike at 11:16 PM

THURSDAY, MAY. 14, 2009

Trial Postponed For "Professional Poker Player"

The trial of James McDaniel accused of causing the overdose death of Southern Methodist University student Meaghan Bosch has been postponed indefinitely. James McDaniel describes himself as a professional poker player. He apparently owned a poker room near SMU.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-smudrugs_21met.ART.State.Edition2.4a8a2cd.html

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-regionalrdp_08met.ART.State.Edition1.4cbcc92.html

Posted by Irishmike at 1:11 PM

MONDAY, MAY. 11, 2009

Poker-The All American Game

America has long been called the melting pot, in which the world's immigrants come together and become a nation, proud and strong. When you think of a melting pot, it brings forth images of precious metals heated down to their molten form and put in the molds to solidify. The roots of poker reach back to European aristocrats. Poker is a true product of the American spirit. Those who battle so diligently to keep others from this sport. I truly believe do not know its history or its effect on those who have played, and will continue to play. Just as our fathers and their fathers fought for freedom, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. So we must muster up the troops and do battle against those who would keep us from those freedoms. Poker has a rich and deep history, I feel should be imparted.

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/6/2006_6_38.shtml

Posted by Irishmike at 11:30 PM

TUESDAY, MAY. 05, 2009

Denton: private residence raided

If you're one of those people who likes to have people over, to play a friendly game of poker. This story should steer the B-Gebers out of You.

http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa060805_wz_gamblingraid.88fe776.html

Posted by Irish Mike at 3:34 PM

MONDAY, MAY. 04, 2009

Dallas area poker room raided

November 17th, 2006 I was lucky enough to be in one of these, when the city's finest broke through the window. At the time I had to pair (probably would have won that hand) it was quite an experience, but all share that experience later. 3 poker rooms got raided that night.
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Illegal.Gambling.Poker.2.497442.html

April 13th 2007, three more rooms, were shut down. I missed out on this one. But was in a room playing, just down the street from one of the places. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-pokerraid_19met.ART0.North.Edition1.434471a.html

Posted by Irish Mike at 3:33 PM

SATURDAY, APR. 18, 2009

Texas Poker Reform Bill No222 -(Menendez H.B. No. 222 Bill)

I think it's important, that Texas poker players be informed, so we are posting the bill in its entirety.

Read It, Print It, Discuss It, how can poker players in Texas be better serve, and thus better represented by this bill. Please let us know what you think. We need your input. .

(You could check the status of the bill here. )
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=HB222

(Here is a link to Jose Menendez website.)
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist124/menendez.htm

81R1565 YDB-D

By: Menendez H.B. No. 222

Click Here For The PDF Version on Bill No222

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