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Have Any State Courts Declared Poker A Game Of Skill At Trial?

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11-12-2007, 06:04 AM

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Have Any State Courts Declared Poker A Game Of Skill At Trial?

you hear luck vs skill argument all the time but has skill ever won?

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11-12-2007, 02:52 PM

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Re: Have Any State Courts Declared Poker A Game Of Skill At Trial?

Yes, Missouri Supreme Court in a case Harris v. Missouri Gaming Commission 869 S.W. 2d 58. Wasn't even a big contest, court ruled that poker had some skill and was thus not an illegal lottery under the Missouri Constitution. However, blackjack received the same ruling.

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