The measure would add Texas Hold'em to a list of "social skill games" for which tournaments are legal in Minnesota if prizes do not exceed $200. Currently covered by the law are bridge, cribbage, euchre, 500, gin, pinochle, sheepshead, skat, smear and whist.
Kleis contends that Texas Hold'em, enjoying immense new popularity thanks mainly to TV shows such as Gordon's, already is legal in Minnesota, just like darts, softball or Trivial Pursuit tournaments often promoted by bars.
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