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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the “Mounties”, have recently been unusually active in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia and are reported to be investigating some 60 alleged illegal poker games which they caught in progress in the region.
“Not fair!” cried the players. “We are playing for charity!” But it is not the poker players who are committing an offence by playing in the tournaments; it is the individuals and companies that organize and host the gatherings that could face criminal sanctions, or the loss of liquor or other existing licenses.
The Mounties are paying particular attention to games of poker being run in local public houses, even where the proceeds are going to charities. Describing these events as “unregulated and unlicensed” the RCMP has issued a warning stating that those involved in organizing charity games must obtain a permit or they will run the risk of criminal prosecution.
According to one officer, the RCMP is also investigating complaints of private gambling operations in residential neighborhoods.
Permission of the government's Nova Scotia liquor and gambling regulator is required for any organized poker games that take place outside of a licensed casino environment, say the Mounties.
Tournament organizers claim that the province laws require clarification, and allege that provincial government authorities are totally confused over what is within the law and what is illegal.
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