The UK is saying yes to poker.

A new law is paving the way for clubs and pubs to legally host gambling events.

Under the new law, establishments will be allowed to offer poker prizes worth up to £100 a night and up to £500 a week as long as they do not take a cut of the winnings or charge gamblers to play.

Private members' clubs can offer tournaments paying £200 a night and up to £1,000 a week.
That means pubs could stage a tournament where 20 people pay £5 to enter, or 100 people pay £1 to enter on five nights of the week.

Clubs and bars will no longer have to apply for a formal licence to stage gambling events as they do at present.

Experts say that this type of legislation would work well in this country, but all of those numbers may prove too confusing for lawmakers to get into an actual bill.