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Poker now illegal in Russia

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  1. rocksockyea rocksockyea is offline

    Oxford, OH
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    Jul 24th, 2009 (7/24/2009 4:26pm)

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    But this week, our game was cancelled due to new Russian legislation which removed pokers classification as a sport, effectively banning any poker playing for money.

    This discouragement couldnt come at a worse time for Russian poker aficionados. Poker has exploded in popularity in Russia in the past decade and Moscow was set to host its first European Poker Tour tournament in August its fate is now unclear.

    "We are in mourning," wrote Dmitry Lesnoi, head of the Russian Sport Poker Federation, on the federations Web site. "We lost. But we fought until the last card was laid down on the table."

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    http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archi...4/2008548.aspx

    Sad day for players in Russia and for poker in general.
  2. supra1988t supra1988t is offline

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    Jul 24th, 2009 (7/24/2009 4:30pm) in reply to rocksockyea

    In Soviet Russia poker plays you.
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