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Everyone Knows It's Illegal, but ...

Tuesday July 6, 2004
Yes, gambling businesswoman Sara Lazzaro knows that bringing all these nice people together to play cards for money to benefit volunteer firefighters and Little League groups and sportsman's clubs is technically, well, illegal. So does Jim Miller, the social member of the Southwest Greensburg Fire Department who twice paid Lazzaro $500 to organize Texas hold 'em poker tournaments this year, which have netted the volunteer company more than $10,000. Read more about the legality issues of Home poker games.

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