Wyoming poker fans won another hand Friday when the House Travel Committee approved a bill, already passed by the Senate, that would permit the return of "social" poker games to state bars and restaurants.

"The counties were not consistent in their interpretation of the gaming laws of this state, and we felt we needed to clean that up," House Travel Committee Chairman Rep. Pat Childers, R-Cody, said.

In 2004, Attorney General Pat Crank effectively banned poker games from public establishments when he issued an opinion saying that poker games in bars violated the state's gambling law. Crank's opinion said the games are illegal because they allow establishments to profit from gambling, even if that profit is just from increased business.

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