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Poker Tournament Contributes To Scholarship Fund - 2004-02-13
Students put on their best poker faces Sunday and tried to call, raise and bluff their way to winning in Zeta Phi Rho's first yearly charity poker tournament.

Over 100 amateur card sharks paid $15 each to play in the tournament, which began at noon in Corwin Pavilion and lasted until about 6 p.m. All the proceeds from the tournament will go to the Rewarding Our Youth and Future Leaders (R.O.Y.A.L.) scholarship fund. The fund was created by Zeta Phi Rho alumnus Romeo Garcia, and awards a scholarship every year to a child that grew up in Isla Vista.
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Governor picks gambling panel chief - 2004-02-13
Attempting to close a long-open hole in the state Gambling Control Commission, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed a retired Fair Oaks police officer Thursday to be the panel's chairman.

Burks Dean Shelton, 67, fills a post vacant since May, when the commission's first chairman, John Hensley, resigned amid controversy.

"Dean's experience in law enforcement, knowledge of gambling issues and long history of public services make him an ideal person to lead this important commission," the governor said in a prepared statement.
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