Are Poker Contests going to be popular in the US ? Recent Court ruling
According to a thread in Poker Legislation, in a recent Federal lawsuit involving AOL skill games and other games, "the plaintiff, Charles Humphrey Jr. of Colorado, claimed that the player registration fees, ranging from $9.95 to $499.95 per team, were essentially wagers or bets and sought to recover those amounts as gambling losses under the qui tam laws of states whose laws were supposedly violated.
Judge Cavanaugh found that where entry fees are unconditional and prizes are guaranteed, reasonable entry fees charged by the sponsor of a contest are not wagers or bets. He observed that spelling bees, track meets and beauty pageants would constitute gambling if all it took was the combination of an entry fee and a prize. "
We saw this post today and added some 10 player Poker Contests to our TruePoker games. They pay out a guaranteed $100 and $30 respectively and have a reasonable fee for entry and not surprisingly, run as soon as 10 players enter.
Before we develop a US marketing campaign for Poker Contests, we wamt to test the market. Please feel free to give me your feedback at management@truepoker.com.
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