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Stakes high for video poker as state considers monitor - 2004-02-07
Within a few months, state police will make a decision that could be costly for Louisiana's video poker operators - and could drive some out of business.

Although the issue is far from the public eye, an industry lobbyist compares it to the 1996 referendums during which parishes decided whether to outlaw the gambling machines.

The state is looking at four systems for monitoring the machines on a statewide basis to avoid tampering and to make sure taxes are paid. If the current system operator, International Game Technology, wins the contract, there's no problem.
Read the full story at Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Over one hundred people show to challenge poker champ - 2004-02-07
Apart from a diamond bracelet of linked horseshoes, there were no indications the man signing autographs at Boomtown Casino and Hotel was a millionaire.

Dressed in a blue shirt, khakis and cream vest, Chris Moneymaker, 28, looked more like an office manager than a poker celebrity.

The accountant from Spring Hill, Tenn., surprised many when he beat professional Ihsan Farha with a full house and won $2.5 million and the bracelet at last year’s World Series of Poker Champions in Las Vegas.
Read the full story at Reno Gazette Journal