Poker Players Alliance

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Colorado’s gambling law has put a damper on a star-studded charity poker tournament planned for next week during the Democratic National Convention.

The “Poker at the Ballpark” tournament initially had a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, valued at $10,000, as the grand prize.

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But the owners of the popular Greeley bar said the state officials were out of line with the raid.

“This was a poker club,” Miner said. “It wasn’t formed by our bar, it was a bunch of friends. The house didn’t take a cut of the money, we didn’t force anyone to buy drinks, and we made sure we met all the state requirements.”

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There’s no cash to be won.

The chips are free and each night is as much a social gathering as anything else.

Still, that doesn’t mean the various weekly Texas Hold ’Em poker tournaments in Loveland don’t get tense.

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I am planning a trip to Las Vegas after November of this year for some high-stakes poker, as I do about once a month. My question is: Why would it be bad if I didn’t have to leave Colorado? If I could, I would choose stay in Colorado hotels, spend my money in Colorado restaurants and tip Colorado workers. But there are some who do not consider the creation of new jobs, offering more reasons for tourists to visit our state and keeping Colorado money at home a good thing.

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Sen. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, wants to eliminate the $5 bet limit at Colorado casinos to bring in millions of extra revenue for the state.

His proposed constitutional amendment (Senate Concurrent Resolution released Monday doesn’t specify what the new limit would be or what the extra money would be used for.
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