Re: OK so how would you go about showing poker is a game of skill?
Morphball - you are obviously someone who looks to the superficial and pretends to know the details. You obviously did not look up the laws of the individual states nor read their statutes, but relied on the summary (if you read anything at all) - the summary does not distinguish poker from other gambling - many of the individual statutes, or court interpertation of those statutes, do exempt poker. So you asserted something that was untrue and called me clueless - I think I know what degree of importance to place on your opinions now. Plus please be advised that Mr. Humphrey's legal opinions are only one of many (and he is in the minority). Only Court opinions, of which there are few, count.
Contrast M to JPFisher of Missouri, who actually did some work and knew his state's Highest Court opinion that poker is a game of skill, and thus not "illegal gambling" when played. JP the exception I am talking about allows social "clubs" to conduct poker on premises and charge for it without being licensed or regulated - I dont live in Missouri, but I expect this would require some level of exclusivity in "club" membership, unlike regulated casinos open to all. You can actually find the statute at the site M linked.
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