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Florida Poker Room Confusion

By launchpoker, Jul 7, 2007

When the legislation in Florida changed to allow high stakes poker in Florida casinos, poker players flocked to be on hand for the higher limits. Five short days later, casinos were being shut down as authorities claimed they were misinterpreting the new laws. The casinos read the law as saying that players couldn't be made to pay more than $100 (a $150 minimum buy in would be illegal). There was nothing about maximum buy ins, however, and authorities say that was what the law meant - a $100 maximum. The Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL has been shut down until this can be sorted out.