Judge Rules Poker Is a Game of Skill, Not Gambling
A Brooklyn judge dealt a winning hand to card players across the nation Tuesday, ruling that poker is mostly a game of skill, not luck, and is therefore legal under federal law.
The 120-page decision by Federal Judge Jack Weinstein folded the conviction of Lawrence Dicristina, of Staten Island, who admitted to running Texas Hold’em contests.
Source: New York Daily News. Read full article. (link)
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