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  • user warning: Table './launchpoker2009/cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>In August three men from the Murphy\'s Hotel were arrested after a two-month undercover sting operation by law enforcement and California state agents. The charge? Illegal gambling. While playing <a href=\"/texas-holdem/\"><a href=\"http://www.launchpoker.com/texas-holdem/\">Texas Holdem</a></a>, the persons arrested - including Murphy\'s Hotel owner Dorian Faught - were shocked when police stormed the game, snatching up cash, cards, and chips. According to CA state law, gambling for money must be done in a legalized gambling establishment, such as a casino. Faught, who said he never felt like a criminal, was relieved when the county prosecutor announced that he and the others were cleared of charges. They were warned, however, that anyone conducting poker games without a license in the future would be prosecuted. Had Faught been convicted, he could have faced $10,000 in fines and a year in county jail.<br><br><br><br><b></p>\n', created = 1268390625, expire = 1268477025, headers = '' WHERE cid = '3:4db1983118c04c3873c812c1fc2ae1ee' in /home/sites/newlpsite/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 174.
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  • user warning: Table './launchpoker2009/cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>Club owner Sean Murphy opened the Cavendish Club a number of years ago in Belfast, and things have been running smoothly ever since. When he opened the club he spoke with a senior police officer to make sure there were no problems, due to the murky nature of the law on the issue of poker clubs.</p>\n', created = 1268390626, expire = 1268477026, headers = '' WHERE cid = '3:eba2405445797128dcdc673b638a4636' in /home/sites/newlpsite/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 174.
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California DA Drops Poker Case

By launchpoker, Sep 30, 2006

In August three men from the Murphy's Hotel were arrested after a two-month undercover sting operation by law enforcement and California state agents. The charge? Illegal gambling. While playing Texas Holdem, the persons arrested - including Murphy's Hotel owner Dorian Faught - were shocked when police stormed the game, snatching up cash, cards, and chips. According to CA state law, gambling for money must be done in a legalized gambling establishment, such as a casino. Faught, who said he never felt like a criminal, was relieved when the county prosecutor announced that he and the others were cleared of charges. They were warned, however, that anyone conducting poker games without a license in the future would be prosecuted. Had Faught been convicted, he could have faced $10,000 in fines and a year in county jail.