World Series of Golf inks 13episode cable TV deal
World Series of Golf inks 13-episode cable TV deal Eds: APNewsNow. By OSKAR GARCIA Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS Organizers of an amateur golf tournament with rules based loosely on poker have signed a deal with cable network WGN America to air the mid-May tournament in 13 one-hour episodes.
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- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
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