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Iowa Poker Game to Go Ahead

CARTER LAKE, Iowa -- As reported by the Omaha Channel: "The organizers of a poker game scheduled for Friday night in Carter Lake have been warned their game isn't legal, but they plan to play it anyway.

"Larry Ringgenberg organized the poker tournament at Chez Paree and hopes to get 200 players. He says he ready to fight the legal battle if it's necessary.

"Iowa's director of Inspections and Appeals believes the tournament will violate the state's gambling laws, but Ringgenberg isn't worried.

"…The organizer said there is big difference between the poker that will be played at Chez Paree and the poker played at casinos.

"…At Friday's tournament poker, players can't cash in and they can't leave, which some say is more like a contest than gambling…"

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