Poker is a Game of Skill, not Chance, but What about Sports Betting?

Nov 16, 2012

By Yoon Tae Sung   The controversy of whether poker consists of skill more than chance was examined by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The court came to its conclusion by mainly comparing poker to sports betting/sports games. Senior United States District Judge Jack Weinstein reversed the jury conviction on August 21, 2012 that operating “Texas Hold’em” poker games by the defendant, Lawrence Dicristina, should not be thought of as a violation of
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