“Reykjavík police stopped the first public poker tournament held in Iceland on Saturday and confiscated all objects used at the tournament, including poker tables, chips and cards. Gambling for a living is illegal in Iceland.
Over 150 people participated in the tournament and each player paid a fee of ISK 4,000 (USD 64, EUR 48), which was collected for an award worth ISK 600,000 (USD 9,600, EUR 7,200), Morgunbladid reports.
The tournament began at 2 pm on Saturday and police arrived to the scene one hour later. Police returned at 7.30 pm with a lawyer, stopped the tournament and cleared the building. Less than 30 people were still playing and the tournament was nearly over.
Sindri Lúdvíksson, the tournament’s organizer, told Morgunbladid that he had been very surprised by the police’s actions, because he did not believe anything illegal had taken place.”
Iceland Review (06/18/07)
