§ 1559. Tournament chips required.
§ 1559. Tournament chips required. All wagers must be made with approved tournament chips provided by the sponsoring organization or licensed third-party or charitable gaming vendors. No currency, chips other than tournament chips, or other thing of value may be used as wagers. No person may introduce into any Texas Hold’em Poker game any playing […]
§ 1536. Legislative intent.
§ 1536. Legislative intent. The General Assembly hereby declares that the play of Texas Hold’em Poker for the purpose of raising funds, by certain nonprofit organizations, for the promotion of charitable or civic purposes, is in the public interest. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the General Assembly that all phases of […]
§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold’em Poker.
§ 1537. Definitions for Texas Hold’em Poker. The following definitions apply to all the rules of Texas Hold’em Poker: (1) “All-in” means a player wages all of that player’s remaining chips to the pot. (2) “Ante” means a predetermined contribution to the pot before the first card of the game is dealt. (3) “Bet” means […]
§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments; control and supervision.
§ 1538. Who may conduct Texas Hold’em Poker tournaments; control and supervision. (a) The game of Texas Hold’em Poker shall be conducted only by sponsoring organizations and shall be permitted and conducted according to the rules contained in this chapter and any regulations regarding the permitting of the sponsoring organization. A Texas Hold’em Poker tournament […]
§ 1539. Texas Hold’em Poker tournament rules.
§ 1539. Texas Hold’em Poker tournament rules. (a) Deal. — (1) When a table is opened for play, the deck of cards in a game of Texas Hold’em Poker must be verified by the dealer as 1 new sealed complete standard deck of 52 cards. The design on the backs of the cards in the […]