FCP Bob 1,321 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Not sure how much this matters but it's good news anyway.US District Court Judge Rules Poker is a Game of Skill Though still illegal under New York state law, poker is not considered gambling under the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA), rules US Federal Judge.In what could go down as a landmark decision in the United States’ chequered history with online poker, today Federal Judge Jack Weinstein ruled that the game of poker is “predominated by skill.”Weinstein stated that the government failed to demonstrate that poker is a game prevailed by chance and that the “fundamental question is not whether some chance or skill is involved in poker, but what element predominates.”The ruling today represents the first time a Federal court has recognized poker as skill and not gambling.ARTICLE CONTINUTED AT LINK ABOVE Link to post Share on other sites
Cruz 2 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 With a ruling like that, the DOJ might be less willing to put the UIGEA to the test. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,321 Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Good Op/Ed from Matt Matros in the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/judge-rules-that-poker-is-a-game-of-skill-poker-pro-says-duh/2012/08/31/c48e255a-f216-11e1-a612-3cfc842a6d89_story.html Link to post Share on other sites
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