When Is Poker Legal?

I. Nealson Rose
When, exactly, is it legal to run a poker game? Opening a cardroom without a license is obviously illegal. But what if the operator doesn’t rent seats or rake the pot?

Enforcement actions are beginning against bar-owners and others who have set up poker tables like this. For example, the Louisiana Office of Alcohol […]

Reading to Learn, Learning to Read

John Carlisle
Whenever I read Poker Player, I always see a wide variety of helpful and interesting information presented in each issue. This publication is always a great informational source on the current state of poker, as you can always find tournament results from all over the globe, reviews of poker rooms and poker books, and […]

More Mississippi

Donna Blevins
[Editor’s Note: This article was written before Hurricane Katrina]

When Mississippi approved casino gaming in mid 1990, they approved dockside gambling. That is, other than Indian Reservation, all gaming must take place on boats that are actually in the water. Effectively, the casinos are on huge barges that move with the rise and fall of […]

Confidence is the Answer

Donald Woods Jr.
There are times in my life where it seems I could walk on water. Reality usually sets in sometime around when I step into a tub full of water. In addition, since I am a hardheaded individual and summer time has arrived, I tried it again at the neighborhood pool. Splash, help lifeguard! […]