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Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007
Social poker one step closer in Wyoming
A confusing couple of years for poker fans in Wyoming is nearing a close, as the state's House Travel Committee approved a bill on Friday allowing for the return of "social" poker to bars and restaurants.
The confusion in Wyoming began in 2004, when Attorney General Pat Crank effectively banned poker games in public establishments.
He issued a statement suggesting poker games in bars violated the state's gambling laws because they allow for "profit" from gambling if the game resulted in "increased business."
So, technically, bars and restaurants could be found liable if there was a "social" poker game taking place in their confines and charged with felony gambling.
Bar and restaurant owners were naturally confused and sought clarification, which finally come in the form of the tabled bill, already approved by the state senate.
The bill now moves to the full House for consideration.
"What this statute would do," Wyoming Senator Bruce Burns said in an article from the Associated Press, "is return to what the acknowledged law had been up until two years ago when the Attorney General came up with a new definition of indirect profit."
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