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New Card Games Are Popular

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Card games being offered at Indian casinos in Oklahoma seem to be a hit with players, who no longer have to travel to other states to do this kind of gambling.

"It's more laid-back here than in Vegas," said Gary Means, a blackjack regular at Lucky Star Casino near El Reno. "Vegas is so cutthroat, people won't talk to you."

Poker and blackjack are allowed under compacts between tribes and the state after Oklahoma voters in November approved the expansion of Indian gaming. In exchange for the new games, agreements with the tribes give the state a share of the gaming profits and some oversight.

The state anticipates making about $70 million a year from the expanding gambling, including new electronic games. The money will go to education.

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