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1445 Martin Luther King Jr Way
(209) 722-5050
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Thaddeus Millertmiller <email address not displayed>
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Thaddeus Millertmiller wrote on the message board: > Poker players can expect soon to have no betting limits at the growing > number of gaming tables in Merced, which should allow local card rooms > to better compete with regional casinos, according to card room > owners. > > The Merced City Council took the first step in loosening restrictions > on poker tables in town, doubling the number to allow 16, with a 6-1 > vote Monday. Councilman Michael Belluomini cast the solo no vote. > > The changes are also set to do away with the $300 limit for bets and > $200 ante. > > Adding tables means more jobs in Merced, according to Sai Saechao, 39, > the compliance analyst at Poker Flats on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. > > Number of tables approved by Merced City Council > > Poker Flats would have more tables and an extra shift to staff with > the changes in city law, he said. > > The Merced-based card room competes to attract players who will leave > Merced to drive to Turlock or a tribal casino, according to Misty > Alonzo, 45, whose family has owned the room for 28 years. Having > longer hours and no betting limits makes the local tables more > attractive to players, she said. > > Merced has two card rooms, which is the limit under city law. An > eleventh-hour change to the ordinance also allows gaming around the > clock at both card rooms. By doubling the tables this card room will > have a minimum of 50 employees. Right now, it has about 13. > > Sai Saechao, compliance analyst at Poker Flats in Merced > > Jarhett Blonien, an attorney for the Merced Poker Room, also on Martin > Luther King Jr. Way, said his clients supported the no-limit betting, > because it’s a common practice at casinos and card rooms outside > Merced. > > During the same meeting, the council was to discuss a new path for a > tax-sharing agreement with the county. The council voted to postpone > that discussion until its next meeting, because City Manager Steve > Carrigan was in a late meeting at the state Capitol.
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