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Gamblers can start betting on poker games today at the new Banker’s Casino card room in downtown Salinas. But the privilege may not last long.

After months of negotiations between the business owners and city officials, Salinas Police Chief Dan Ortega signed off Wednesday on an interim card room permit that allows Banker’s Casino on Monterey Street to open for business for about 60 days.

Ortega’s approval was the remaining requirement before the card room could open, and he said the interim permit is good until he completes a background investigation of business owners, Sal Jimenez, who owns C&J Collision, and Hector Campos, who owns San Juanita Tostada Factory, both in Salinas.

“We haven’t seen anything glaring,” Ortega said. “Obviously, these are two businessmen that are known in the community.”

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Author Contact Info: Dawn Withers, The Salinas Californian

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