Month: May 2012

Michigan

Michigan governor gets involved in charity poker

Gov. Rick Snyder has switched the oversight of Michigan charity poker rooms from the Michigan Bureau of State Lottery’s Charitable Gaming Division to the executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board. The state said there were concerns about the growing poker economy in Michigan and the criminal elements that might be attracted to those […]

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New Mexico

Aldaz leaves New Mexico behind for his dreams

With more than his fair share of flare and confidence, Carlos Aldaz is a popular dealer at the Inn of the Mountain Gods poker room. At least, he WAS a dealer until sign-ups for the Road to the Main Event tournament began in this beautiful Southern New Mexico resort in April. He quit his job […]

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