A Big Step for Poker Players in South Carolina

People who do not know what happened to Bob Chimento might have thought that the man dropped something on his foot as Chimeto was screaming at the top of his lungs and jumping up and down outside his home.  He did not harm himself though for, in truth, he was only showing his glee and excitement at having won a legal battle.

South Carolina, April 2006

In April 2006, a raid was carried out on a home poker game, and authorities have arrested about two dozen men, one of which was Chimento, as they were competing at a $20 Texas Hold'Em tournament.  Because it was considered as an illegal house of gambling and the men were participating in it, they were arrested and found guilty of illegal gambling.  All the men pleaded guilty, except for five.  [Read][more...]