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JP claimed upthread that poker is a skill game in Missouri, then leapt to the conclusion that betting on internet poker was legal there. I made a
link upthread to the AG's website that states betting on skill games in unlawful. That's as close to an opinion as we are likely to get. If it was lawful to deal poker as an unregulated skill game in Missouri, there would be a business or two in every town. When some enterprise opens dealing poker, gets hauled to court and wins, the AG can change his stance. If you think he needs to sooner, please write him
Until we find some legal business at risk from or injured by UIGEA, where's the complaint?
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The AG's website states the following:
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Internet gambling in Missouri
Don't be fooled by assurances from Internet gambling operators that it is legal to play online in Missouri. It is illegal for out-of-state gambling operations to offer Internet gambling to Missouri residents.
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It claims it's illegal for out-of-state sites to offer gambling, but nothing about playing. It also doesn't list applicable laws, nor it is specific what's meant by "gambling".
Applicable laws are summarized at
www.gambling-law-us.com/State-Laws/Missouri. Their definition of chance:
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"Contest of chance" means any contest, game, gaming scheme or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that the skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein;
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As for skill games, King.com lists Missouri as one of the 14 states in which it cannot offer its games.
Off-topic, it looks like we're all professional players in MO:
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"Professional player" means a player who engages in gambling for a livelihood or who has derived at least twenty percent of his income in any one year within the past five years from acting solely as a player;
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