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Barely Noticed by Cops, Non-Tribal Poker Rooms Thrive in Phoenix

By Ray Stern December 13, 2012

It's Friday night at 10 p.m., and about a dozen people sit at two green-felt-topped tables at the Camelback Card Club when John Schnaubelt walks in. He's a large guy in his mid-40s and would have been noticeable even if he hadn't stared at the players and said, "Hello, ladies and gents!" in a suspiciously loud,... More >>>

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Despite the felony conviction of an eccentric Valley poker-parlor owner, non-tribal card clubs still proliferate here.

The Tilted Jack, a facility run by Schnaubelt where a "cooperative" of members played poker, closed last month.

A submitted photo from Schnaubelt shows his former club on a busy day.

John Schnaubelt, a Valley web designer and poker lover, wants to see off-reservation poker rooms legalized in Arizona.

The Poker Union, at Union Hills and Seventh Avenue in Phoenix, offers tournaments and cash games nightly.

Fernando's Room (a.k.a. the Bosnian Social Club) at Northern and 34th avenues, has blacked-out windows that obscure the card tables inside.

Harold "Bud" Lee, a former Valley justice of the peace, was convicted this year on three felony counts related to his poker ventures.

The cops occasionally bust a non-tribal Phoenix-area poker room, but the businesses continue to flourish.

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Despite the felony conviction of an eccentric Valley poker-parlor owner, non-tribal card clubs still proliferate here.

Despite the felony conviction of an eccentric Valley poker-parlor owner, non-tribal card clubs still proliferate here.

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