Nonprofits Bet On Poker Fundraisers

Nonprofits Bet On Poker Fundraisers: "Nonprofits Bet On Poker Fundraisers
November 17, 2005

Churches, school boosters and other nonprofit groups are calling the government's bluff, raising thousands of dollars through wildly popular 'Texas hold 'em' poker tournaments that state officials say are illegal.

Two years into the nation's no-limit poker craze, organizations have found that tournaments are easy and more profitable than bake sales, carwashes or other types of fundraisers."