Iceland Poker Event Turn Out as a Disaster
 June 24, 2007, 9:26 am (1 year ago)The first poker event in Iceland ended in a disastrous manner because the police had top close it dow. The organizer of the said event had protested because he did not know that the tournament is not legal.
There are more than 150 participants who pay for at least Ј35 just to contend in the Ј5,000 cash prize. It started in an early afternoon but the police came an hour later. The organizer had managed to convince the police officers to leave although at 7:30 in the evening when there are 30 players left they return with the lawyers and they confiscate the games paraphernalia’s such as the chips, tables, cards.
The financial law of Iceland which the organizer can be pursued in justice, told that gambling as only means for living is subjected to a fine and 12 months imprisonment.
Those who profited also in the games are subjected to same penalty. The owner disagreed, he claims that he does not know that games like that is not legal. The difference in that matter is that if there is tournaments buy in.
In Morgunbladid, the daily newspaper of Iceland the organizer expresses concern that the rake system is operational, drawing comparison between the games of Bridge and Bingo, they are played for money and it is a regular game played in Iceland. He concludes that “it is not fair having to play poker is illegal”
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