In crackdown, several states are playing Texas fold'em

In crackdown, several states are playing Texas fold'em: "In crackdown, several states are playing Texas fold'em
Friday, January 21, 2005
BY BRIAN BAKST
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- David Bischoff thinks he got a raw deal last year when state gambling regulators raided his bowling alley and shut down his weekly Texas hold'em poker tournament, confiscating his cards and chips.
For months afterward, the threat of criminal charges hung over Bischoff -- and his card tables sat vacant -- until prosecutors concluded that Minnesota's laws against poker were too vague to enforce.

Minnesota is now one of several states where legislators are looking to rewrite their laws to strengthen their hand against card games at a time when poker is becoming an all-out craze. "