In Romania, a parish priest was caught “red handed" playing an allegedly illegal game of poker, an act that could possibly cost him his post in the Orthodox Church. Vasile Mihaila had been playing poker in a pub when police entered the joint for a routine search. Charged with gambling illegally in an unauthorized place, Mihaila was charged the equivalent of about $350.

The fine is but a small fee when weighed against the possibility that Mihaila will be banished from the priesthood for his poker hobby, an activity deemed by the church to be “incompatible with the service of a clergyman." The Orthodox Church has launched its own investigation in connection with the incident.

Source:  Poker777 Staff

Tuesday, 17 January 2006