14-Sep-06. Government holding all the poker cards. Edmonton Sun, 11.

A Fort Saskatchewan company called the Desert Cactus Poker Tour is paid a fee by bar owners to run amateur poker tournaments at bars where people play for entertainment only. The owners of the operation have seen their poker tour flourish in British Columbia where individuals play for fun at a number of bars on Vancouver Island and the Okanagan region. In Alberta, the provincial gaming policy prohibits bar room casino card games.