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An antiquated law in South Carolina makes it illegal for games that involve dice or cards to be played in the state. Anyone found playing these games can be punished with fines or even imprisonment.
After the arrest of five men for illegal gambling in South Carolina on charges of playing a game of poker [...]

Anyone that has been following the online poker industry within the United States is aware of how much the federal government has been trying to crack down on poker within its own borders, but a decision by the judicial branch of that government could send their entire strategy crumbling to the ground like the house [...]