Casino Welcomes Poker Back After Two Years

The Ho-Chunk Casino north of Baraboo has reestablished a game that has been missing for two years, much to the delight of the waiting gamblers - poker had come home. All table games were taken out of the casino June 30, 2004 when the 2003 state Supreme Court ruling went into affect that negated the gambling deals Gov. Jim Doyle negotiated with Wisconsin's tribes. For two years players have been asking when poker would return, and that day has come. Seeking some $70 million the casino owes in taxes, the state has allowed table games to return, and craps, roulette and poker are now available.