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Study says bars can make do with less video poker money - 2004-02-12
Bars, taverns and restaurants with video poker machines do not hire more employees than those without the terminals, as shown in a report from an economic consulting firm.

The report, commissioned by the Oregon Lottery and conducted by ECONorthwest, also says video poker retailers need less than $10,000 a year in compensation to get a fair rate of return on their lottery investment. The roughly 1,900 bars and taverns received an average of $80,000 in compensation this past fiscal year for carrying the video poker terminals.
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Poker game skirts law - 2004-02-12
A seemingly illegal poker tournament at the Blackhawk Country Club has shuffled up residents in this exclusive community and has encouraged police to refresh the club and game participants on the laws of gambling.

Previously unaware of the game, Blackhawk police received a copy of an anonymous flier following the Jan. 14 game -- a game fashioned after the popular World Series of Poker, with stakes raised every hour. The game was expected to generate a first prize of $5,000 in cash; there was a $200 buy-in for $1,000 in chips.
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