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It’s always an honor to give the “Shuffle Up and Deal” command at the World Series of Poker. It’s a right that is usually reserved for a past champion or a dignitary of an enormous caliber. On Sunday, which was Day 1D of the 2008 WSOP Main Event, six-time Democratic Congressman from Florida Robert Wexler spoke the traditional words. Wexler was at the Rio in Las Vegas in conjunction with the Poker Players Alliance, the leading lobbying group for the online poker industry in the United States.

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H.R. 5767 Dies in Committee

A bill that would have forced Federal officials to decide if online poker should be considered gambling failed to make it past the House Financial Services Committee in June. Instead, Barney Frank and Ron Paul’s H.R. 5767 “Payment Systems Protection Act,” which would have stopped the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) until the federal government defined exactly what constitutes online gambling, was met with a 32-32 vote that broke along party lines, with a few notable exceptions.

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It may not be Las Vegas, but Texas Hold’em fans can be high rollers right here in Lawrence every Wednesday and Sunday nights at The Pool Room, 925 Iowa St.

Lawrence-based entertainment company, Poker Pub Inc., hosts no limit Texas Hold’Em tournaments at local bars around the region for anyone to play. With no entry fee and no pre-registration, anyone from those as experienced as two-time World Series of Poker Champion Doyle Brunson to someone who doesn’t know their “pocket rockets” can sit down to play at the same table.

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The House tonight approved legislation that would increase the size of some charitable and non-profit group bingo prizes and overhaul rules for Texas Hold’em Poker.

Both games are important sources of funding for non-profit groups.

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POTTERVILLE — Poker Aficionado, along with the Athena Room, is opening a new charitable gaming poker room a.k.a. Gizzard City Poker Room (GCPR) inside the Athena Room at 217 W. Main St., Potterville.

The GCPR can accommodate up to 120 players and is a non-smoking facility. Players will enjoy playing on the Vegas-style poker tables, and using high-end cards and chips. At each event, there will also be a 65-inch high definition satellite TV so that no other special events are missed.

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The casino craps player is a social animal, a thrill seeker who wants not just to win but to win with a crowd. Unlike cards or a roulette wheel, well-thrown dice reward most everyone on the rail, yielding a collective yawp that drowns out the slots. It is a game for showmen, Hollywood stars and basketball legends with girls on their arms. It is also a favorite pastime of the presumptive Republican nominee for President, John McCain.

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A seemingly innocuous bill that would implore the Department of Justice to begin investigating the future of online poker has quietly been one of the most closely watched bills among tribal gaming interests this year.

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I asked McCain about sports betting and Internet gaming, and whether any Nevada Republicans or gaming industry representatives had approached him about those issues.

“The issue of college betting is not going anywhere. … The sports betting thing, that was over years ago,” he added. “I’ve faced reality. It’s just like with immigration reform. Americans want a secure border.”

On Internet gaming, McCain was just off his game. First he tried to back away from his position because he hasn’t been involved in it lately. Then he said it was really fellow Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl’s deal.

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CENTRAL POINT — Police are warning local poker players to be mindful of state laws outlining the rules of hosting gambling games in private homes.

Jackson County sheriff’s detectives say they are keeping a close eye on a popular weekly Texas Hold’em poker game hosted by Richard Troutman, who operates a game out of his home on Beall Lane in Central Point.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities — and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.

“I’m looking forward to whipping a lot of celebrity rear end,” talk show host Montel Williams said before beginning play in a charity Texas Hold ‘em tournament at the World Series of Poker. “I tweaked my game, and my game is really solid.”

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