Video Poker 24/7 - Video Poker Room to Open Despite Warnings

Video Poker 247 - Video Poker Room to Open Despite Warnings

Even though city officials have been warning them not to, The National Poker Challenge or NPC is going ahead with their gambling games. They say that they are legal poker, and no matter what Little Rock tries to tell them, they are not breaking any laws and have the right to operate in the state.

Arkansas’ officials have a differing opinion as they say that by running the games they were in violation of state gambling laws. The NPC had originally delayed the opening of their video poker room in Arkansas when they first heard the news, but have since changed their minds and will be opening in Little Rock this month.

They say that they are going to be offering tournaments as they are the only non-gambling legal poker tournament as there is no pay to play. They say that they are not breaking the law even though they are offering casino type games. They say that they have a “strict no-gambling” policy – even though players will pay a monthly fee for “statistical tracking of their performance.”

The NPC says that they have tried to work out a relationship with Little Rock’s city officials, and after trying that they are simply going to go ahead with their video poker tournaments. They have other franchises in Memphis and Portland, but Little Rock won’t budge. NPC says they will be offering free promotional tournaments, and Little Rock says that they have not told them that they cannot open but they need to be aware that they will be making arrests if anyone gambles.

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