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Lottery: Snowshoe poker event illegal

timeswv.com
Jul 18, 2008
        
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By JOHN McCABE The (Wheeling) Intelligencer WHEELING — A planned poker tournament Saturday at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, W.Va., is “not permissible” under state law, West Virginia Lottery Commission general counsel John Melton said. In fact, Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie, speaking in his capacity as a state senator from Ohio County, called the tournament “completely illegal.” The question now is how law enforcement officials in Pocahontas County will react to the event. The West Virginia Poker Tour 2008, sponsored by West Virginia Radio Corp., is scheduled Saturday at Snowshoe. It will feature 96 participants from around the state who qualified through various radio contests playing for a chance to go to Las Vegas and participate in next year’s World Series of Poker event. The grand prize from Saturday’s... [read full story]                    

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Jul 19, 2008
        

MARLINTON, W.Va. - A planned weekend poker tournament at a West Virginia resort can go ahead without concern from local law enforcement. Pocahontas County Prosecutor Walt Weiford said Friday that he's satisfied the event,...

Will Poker Event Be Forced to Fold?

news-register.net
Jul 18, 2008
        

WHEELING - A planned poker tournament Saturday at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, W.Va., is "not permissible" under state law, West Virginia Lottery Commission general counsel John Melton said. In fact, Wheeling...