Texas Hold 'Em poker is keeping lawyers busy these days, but not at the tables. Organizations nationwide have turned to lawyers for help in battling laws against charity poker. For example, under current California law, a charitable group that conducts a poker event would be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a year in jail or a $5,000 fine. So what's a charity that wants to cash in on the poker craze to do? "Consult with legal counsel and do it sooner rather than later," advised attorney Kelly Elsea.
January 04, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Texas Hold ‘Em poker is keeping lawyers busy these days, but not at the tables.
The wildly popular card game has created a buzz over the legality of using poker tournaments to raise money for charitable causes. Over the last year, organizations nationwide, from schools to churches to plain old poker-junkie groups, have turned to lawyers for help in battling what they deem as rigid charity poker laws.
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