Candian Poker Rooms Raided

The United States is not the only spot around the world where poker is under intense scrutiny, although most of the global focus has been on America in anticipation of a new anti-online gambling law. Canada recently saw police raids in four different establishments, the end result of a six month investigation into Texas Holdem poker operations in Ottawa. The OPP's Illegal Gambling Unit and Ottawa police handed out search warrants and made charges of keeping a common gaming house to the Poker Loft, the Royal, the Uppercut Club, and the Ottawa River Club. Gaming tables, chips, cards and more than $12,000 worth of cash and drugs were also seized.