Video Poker 24/7 - Video Poker is Illegal

Video Poker 247 - Video Poker is Illegal

Several Quebec casinos have been toying with the idea of allowing video poker machines to come into their houses. They think that with the popularity that has already been seen with the video poker games that they will bring in more clients with their addition. However, the government has something altogether different in mind.

The government says that video poker devices are illegal and that they are breaking the law if they bring them in. They say that there is no way that they will allow them to bring in video poker machines as the law clearly states that poker tables are allowed, not video poker machines.

However, some establishments such as Casino du Lac-Leamy are planning on bringing in the video poker machines anyway. They say that they are still the same thing as poker, only being played in a different venue. The government is getting pressure to act on the video poker games from the unions who say that by bringing in the automated video poker machines they are putting dealers out of work and they won’t stand for it.

They want the government to crack down on any casino that brings in a video poker game as the law clearly states that poker is to be played with a dealer, not from a machine. They say that they take the place of jobs from casino employees and they want an injunction against any casino that brings in the video poker machines so that they cannot operate them.

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