from GamingAlerts.co.uk:
US online poker players will be rejoicing after a new ruling from a Pennsylvanian Judge has deemed Texas Hold’em, the popular poker game, is not gambling and so not illegal.
The ruling came after Judge Thomas A James Jr stated that the game known as Texas Hold’em was considered to be more a game of skill and not chance and so did not constitute as gambling.
The case involved a man who ran a $1 – $2 no Texas Hold’em poker game in his garage. He was acquitted of all 20 charges against him and the games dealer. Judge James explained that, “the dominant factor test that is applied to games of skill can also be applied to poker.”
Citing a study which showed that expert poker players did not rely on the cards they were dealt or those that flopped but instead, used their skills to minimise their losses on bad hands and also to maximise their winnings on big hands.
Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas, told Poker News Daily, “Clearly the judge had an understanding of how poker is played….the decision sets an excellent bar for us in the future.”
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