New Brunswick
Groups Want Poker Tournaments
As reported by the CBC News:
"Non-profit groups in New Brunswick are
asking the province to legalize charitable poker
tournaments.
"Unregulated
gambling is a criminal offence, but poker players
don't have any trouble finding a game. At least
two bars in Saint John are openly advertising
poker tournaments.
"…The
Canadian Red Cross last week got $21,000 for
hurricane relief from a Texas Hold'em tournament
in Moncton.
"Red
Cross official Cathie Desborough would like
to see the province clear the air on the validity
of poker for charity fundraising…"
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