HASSO HERING

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Bill targets poker rooms — why?

Written April 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

I don’t play poker and have no interest in the game, but I’m trying to understand why 39 members of the Oregon House — NOT including Albany’s Andy Olson — voted on Thursday to shut down and ban private poker clubs in Portland and perhaps other towns as well.


 
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