A former Milford, N.H., selectman and Veterans of Foreign War officer has been convicted on gambling charges in connection with video poker machines at the local VFW post.

A former Milford, N.H., selectman and Veterans of Foreign Wars officer has been convicted of gambling charges in connection with video poker machines at the local VFW post.

A planned poker tournament Saturday at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County, W.Va., is “not permissible” under state law, West Virginia Lottery Commission general counsel John Melton said.

To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Investigators say its game over, for members of an illegal video poker machine sting.

Online poker is becoming more and more popular in Germany. As a result, the country's strict legal restrictions on gambling are under pressure, and Germany may soon have to open its protected markets to private online poker providers. Currently, private