1. 2008-05-01 17:02:42

   How to Legalize Poker

   I just found an interesting article on how one could get poker legalized. Hint: it doesn't involve legislatures:

   An easier route is litigation. If the highest court of a state declares that playing poker for money is legal, then it is. Even the U.S. Supreme Court can't overrule that decision, although the state legislature could put on restrictions. There are presently a couple of cases working their way through court systems in the United States, and a few more than that in Europe.

   It's worth reading the whole thing.

   The idea is to show that poker, like bridge, is predominantly a game of skill and not chance. This is glaringly obvious to all of us here, but apparently not so much to non-poker playing judges.

   The author, I. Nelson Rose, also has a book called Gambling And The Law, which, if I read more, I would definitely pick up.

   So, anyone have a couple million and a few years of your life laying around and want to get this through the courts?

   Posted by Ethan at 2008-05-01 17:02:42

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