Is Texas Hold ‘em a game of skill or a game of chance?
A Portsmouth circuit judge will get to answer that conundrum. The former owner of a poker hall in Portsmouth has challenged a decision by the commonwealth’s attorney, who said poker is a game of chance and therefore outlawed by the state’s gambling statutes.
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Poker Face
September 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Gambling, Portsmouth
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Portsmouth settles firefighter discrimination lawsuit
March 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Discrimination, Portsmouth
The city of Portsmouth has settled with the Justice Department in a lawsuit that claimed a written exam discriminated against African-American firefighter applicants.
According to the Justice Department, as of Oct. 7, 2008, Portsmouth employed about 226 firefighters. Just over 12 percent are African American, while the city’s civilian labor force is more than 45 percent [...]
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