Florida Poker Rooms Investigated

This Tuesday the Director of the Florida State Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering announced that certain groups are under investigation for possible rules violation in regards to recent poker rules. The director, Mr. David Roberts, would not single out which groups were being investigated, but expressed concern over racetracks and jai alai frontons might not be adhering to poker room regulations. When the Department of Business and Professional Regulation repealed the initial ruling that regulated how tournament-style poker games, specifically the super popular Texas Hold'Em, could be run is when the investigation began. When an appeals court supported a judge’s decision that the law did not give regulators the needed powers to make rules for tournaments it prompted the repeal of all the rules. Steve Andris is one of the business persons affected by the Florida happenings. The owner of the Jefferson County Kennel Club speaks for many when he says that he doesn’t really understand what is going on, due to the complication of the rules.