[oldbookguy]

Comment posted as follows:

I play online, small games, for fun and a little profit.

Is there so called skill in poker, yes.

The same ‘skill’ used by those playing LEGAL wagering games at AOL, MSN, YAHOO! and other sites. Games such as Solitaire, Hearts, Spades, Free Cell, Rummy and the list of ‘SKILL’ card games goes on and on.

So, yes, there is skill, I have to quickly calculate my odds of making the best hand or better yet, quickly calculate the odds my opponents has NOT made a hand or he has and I cannot win.

The real question is, is (sorry for the Bill Clinton there) are the other legal skill wagering games any more skilled than poker? If the answer is no (and I challenge you to prove solitaire takes ANY skill) then yes, poker is a game of skill and thus LEGAL in almost ALL states.

BTW, keep up the good work TE. If you drove to D.C., PM before you leave, perhaps we can have lunch on your way back to Kentucky if you are traveling I-79.

obg