Seminoles shut down high-stakes poker games

"I don't think it's going to last though." The Seminole Tribe of Florida sent the state's poker community into a frenzy this week by briefly offering high-stakes games akin to Las Vegas.But just as suddenly as the games started up at six of the Seminoles' casinos, the tribe shut them down. When the games resumed, they mirrored what's now being offered at Florida pari-mutuels' card rooms.A new state law took effect Sunday upping the betting limits in certain games at the pari-mutuels' card rooms from $2 to $5 and allowing no-limit Texas Hold 'Em with a maximum $100 buy-in. Read more ]]>