Granny Poker Game Broken Up in Idaho

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27 February, 2010

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The odds were stacked against retirees at the Twin Falls Senior Center earlier this month when police arrived to break up a long-running poker game after receiving an anonymous tip.

About 20 seniors had played at the center for more than five years but police say nothing in Idaho law permits gambling at any age.

Residents told The Times-News they paid in $20 to play and the pot was split among the top chip holders.

Seventy-3-year-old Ora Deahl says she thought it was legal because the players donated up to $500 to the senior center each.

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