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When some people think of poker, automatically many men envision a scene in their minds about playing strip poker with beautiful lingerie models around him…just him and the ladies, uh, wait…is that just me? Haha, on a more serious note about this subject, a group of 20 people in Kentwood, Michigan were arrested for running an illegal gambling operation in a Ramada hotel. The poker tournaments featured topless dealers and hostesses serving alcohol! Wow, I didn’t get the memo for this but if I surfed Craigslist for it I would have found out the blatant promotion for this event that led local police right to their doors!

In Michigan, all gambling is considered illegal unless it’s for charity or organized by the state regulated casino. What I don’t understand is how the organizers were able to convince the hotel management that the whole event was legal which allowed them to hold the tournament in one of their large conference rooms. There is no mention of the organizer deceiving the hotel management so we’ll have to wait and see the outcome of what is the hotel’s responsibility in this matter.

The person or group running this operation seriously had some balls or are plain stupid because they were so blatant in their promotion of the whole event that it had the authorities a bit surprised. You would think they would be more discrete especially when “These topless dealers would perform different aerobic exercises. Twister games and jello shots for tips” Lt. Schram explained. These people in my opinion definitely deserved to be arrested as this is an obvious instance of breaking the law in multiple ways. Although, it does concern me as I’m not sure what the distinction is between playing amongst friends with the possibility of some money being exchanged, alcohol served and naked woman could be around in your home. Is this illegal? I’m guessing it is in some states. It seems like a story that occurred last November in Cyprus, Greece when 42 elderly woman were arrested as well for playing a private poker and gin rummy session in one of their private homes. Pretty crazy as well..you should read the story here.

Find out more about the topless gambling arrest here.

As always we don’t condone any illegal activities involving gambling even though we sell poker chips and run some of the best deals on poker chip sets. We hope you enjoy the game of poker and the skills it involve. Clothing is optional ;)

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