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Court: No deal on legal poker

RALEIGH --Poker is mostly a game of chance -- not skill -- making it illegal to bet items of value when playing the card game in North Carolina, the state Court of Appeals said Tuesday.In a unanimous... [[Visit the Poker Gazette for the full story]]



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