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Poker, So The Argument Goes, Is A Game Of "Skill," Not "Chance"
16 August 2013
Blank Rome LLP
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Dennis Ehling and Stephen Schrier, Partners in Blank Rome's
gaming practice, authored the article,
"Second Circuit Clarifies that Elements of 'Skill' Do
Not Exempt Gaming from the Reach of IGBA (18 U.S.C. §
1955)," which was republished in the Los Angeles Daily
Journal on August 13, 2013.
The article discusses the ongoing debate over whether operators
of online poker sites could be prosecuted for illegal gambling
under federal law. Poker, so the argument has gone, is a game of
"skill" and not a game of "chance," and
therefore does not constitute "gambling" of the type that
federal anti-gambling laws were intended to reach. To read the
article, click
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