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Tuesday 1st April 2008

Norwegian tournament 'to be held in UK'

This year's Norwegian poker championships are to be held in Nottingham for the first time, UK Poker News reports.

The reason for the surprising relocation is that the Scandinavian nation has banned poker, terming it a "lottery".

So stringent are these regulations that poker players can face criminal proceedings - just by being found playing it.

To help transport participants, a special plane is flying direct from Oslo to Nottingham for the tournament.

"With the likes of Annette Obrestad and Johnny Lodden hailing from these parts, we can expect some big names and big action from our Scandinavian guests," the report adds.

This year's championships, which commence at the end of the month, is the seventh annual national tournament for Norway's best poker players.

Source: Direct News

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