South Carolina won’t legalize home poker games this year
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A bill that would allow home poker games in South Carolina will not be passed, at least this year.
The bill was sent back to a legislative committee, which means no vote is likely to occur this year.
According to pokerpages.com:
Rep. Wallace Scarborough (R-Charleston) says he introduced the bill after hearing about a police raid on a poker game April 2006 in a Mount Pleasant home. Those arrested included a 79-year-old woman. That game had been advertised via an Internet site set up specifically to attract poker enthusiasts from around the Low Country. Players paid a $20 buy-in to join the game, with a percentage of the proceeds going to the house.
Also, the Senate in South Carolina recently introduced a bill that would attempt to take a silly law off the books that makes it illegal to play card games and board games in the state. The new bill would allow any type of game to be played in the state, as long as no gambling is involved.
