Oregon Lottery Declares Portland Poker Room Illegal

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I read that this morning but didn't understand why the lottery people would care about a poker room. Do they think the poker room is hurting there lottery sales ?
 
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All I can tell is this from the article - “The onsite poker games constitute illegal gambling,” Barry Pack, director of the Oregon Lottery, wrote in his decision."
 
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I don't know much about that room in particular because I live on the other side of the country, but it's always sad to see poker rooms getting shut down. They allow betting on horses, but playing poker against other people is illegal gambling.. stupid IMO.
 
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I guess they feel like they are losing "gambling" dollars to the poker room.
 
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I find it infuriating that states sell 20 dollar scratch off tickets that return pennies on the dollar, while blocking people from playing poker.
 
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I'm sure that's exactly what that means. That's complete garbage. Do they have shuffling machines for the poker dealers in Portland? Just curious.
 
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The lottery is nothing more than a tax on the mathematically challenged. :rolleyes:
 
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