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[MO] Charitable poker dances at law's edge - The Kansas City Star (10/06/08)

By Rick Alm, The Kansas City Star
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

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Texas Hold ‘Em charity poker tournaments have been proliferating for years at the fringe of state gambling laws.

The latest manifestation is scheduled for Saturday night[10-11] in Kansas City and aims to raise money for a very good cause — the area YouthFriends[vf] mentoring program.

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[MO] Kansas City Business Journal - Missouri’s loss-limit measure makes November election (08/06/08)

By Kansas City Business Journal
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

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Missouri voters will take up the state’s unique loss limits in the November election.

The initiative petition to put the measure on the ballot has been certified, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said in a Tuesday release.

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[MO] The Kansas City Star - Missouri brothers make poker history (06/18/08)

By Rick Alm
Thursday, June 19th, 2008

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Former Kansas Citian Blair Hinkle made World Series of Poker history last weekend by winning a tournament gold bracelet just 11 days after his brother, Grant, won a similar sanctioned event, also at the Rio in Las Vegas.

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