Judge Lets Jackpot Poker Continue Until Trial
Under a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling issued earlier this month and expanded this week, Los Angeles County card clubs can continue to offer jackpot poker, which the state attorney general’s office has called a form of illegal lottery, until the issue is resolved at trial.
Judge Miriam A. Vogel, who issued a temporary injunction Oct. 2 preventing the Sheriff’s Department and the attorney general’s office from enforcing a ban against low ball jackpot poker, expanded the order to include seven-card stud, Texas hold ‘em and straight high-draw poker.
Deputy Atty. Gen. Keith Borjon said the state is considering an appeal of the ruling.
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