Charitable gaming; regulations of operators of Texas Hold'em poker games.

Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'empoker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services (the Department) has specific authority to approveand regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and TexasHold'em poker tournaments. The bill gives the Department the authorityto approve the use of electronic poker tables for use in Texas Hold'empoker games and tournaments and provides that a qualified organization may conduct both Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments. Currentlaw is unclear as to whether such organization may conduct TexasHold'em poker games in addition to Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.