Congratulations are in order for an Aiken native who won some serious cash Sunday. Reverend Andrew Trapp won $100,000 Sunday on Fox’s PokerStars.net million dollar challenge.

An attorney for five South Carolina men appealing gambling convictions says a state gambling law is ill-defined.

Members of the public have told a state Senate panel that South Carolina needs to ditch its anti-card laws. Dennis Rash of Goose Creek told a committee in North Charleston on Monday that golf tournaments, bridge games and fishing competitions offer prizes, so there’s nothing wrong with a poker game with a prize.

Should South Carolina allow more kinds of gambling? State lawmakers want to know what you think about allowing non-profit groups to hold raffles, and even casino night fundraisers. They’re also debating a bill to allow kitchen table poker games. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter Robert Kittle has more.

A South Carolina magistrate has refused to drop a second case against five men convicted of gambling last month in Mount Pleasant. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the attorney who represented five Texas Hold ‘em players fined $262 in the Mount Pleasant case failed to get similar charges dismissed in another case.

A South Carolina legislative leader has introduced a bill allowing social gambling and gambling-themed fundraisers. He says it’s none of the government’s business if a group of friends wants to gather at someone’s kitchen table and play cards.

A town judge in Mount Pleasant is being asked to decide whether Texas Hold ‘em poker is a game of chance or skill. Municipal Judge Lawrence Duffy, Jr. is hearing evidence Friday in a case stemming from a 2006 police raid.

A town judge in Mount Pleasant is being asked to decide whether Texas Hold ‘em poker is a game of chance or skill. Municipal Judge Lawrence Duffy, Jr. is hearing evidence Friday in a case stemming from a 2006 police raid.