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Texas hold ‘em fans will play for a trip to Las Vegas at Snowshoe Mountain resort today, after West Virginia Lottery Commission officials said the poker tournament is not illegal.

Wheeling officials raised questions this week about whether Snowshoe and the tournament’s sponsor, the West Virginia Radio Corporation, could hold the tournament. They said state law allows gambling only at the state’s racetracks and its numerous limited video lottery parlors.

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