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Poker Named An Official Sport in Lithuania

On March 20, the official ruling body of Lithuanian sports, the Department of Physical Education and Sports issued an official decree recognizing the Lithuanian Sports Poker Federation as an official sports federation, opening the doors for further development of poker as a sport in Lithuania.

This recognition is extremely important because it will allow the LSPF to organize noncommercial poker tournaments outside of casinos in Lithuania. This is sure to boost poker's popularity in the country.

“This is extremely important step in our work,” Andrius Tapinas, president of the Lithuanian...

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Tony G deserves a lot of credit for convincing key people of the long-term financial benefits for Lithuania in being ahead of the curve rather that behind a rock like Estonia.

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