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Holland Poker Draws Police Attention

By launchpoker, Jan 25, 2007

When home poker games start to get the attention of the police, the entire poker community perks up, which is the case in Holland thanks to recent events. Twice in the past month poker games were busted up by Dutch police, and in the last instance fights broke out between the players and the authorities. The Dutch Department of Justice seems bent on putting the word out that home tournaments are not a good idea, and the organizers of both tournaments in question spent time in jail as a result.