Poker in Massachusetts

[Conan776]

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The last sentence reads "Massachusetts appellate courts have not been called upon to determine whether traditional forms of poker are considered games of chance rather than skill."

???? how do they keep shutting down poker rooms then? I find it hard to believe that this has never made it's way to court.

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Um, I guess that's true, but we're not California. Our laws don't make a distinction between skill and luck; a card game is a card game.

Massachusetts gambling laws

IANAL, but note that playing poker for money isn't illegal, only running a poker room is ($50 fine and not more than 3 months in jail).

Also, if you lose a hand, you can sue the winner for triple damages. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] That makes going all-in on a draw a lot easier. Well, unless you suck out, then you are screwed! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[tribet]

Poker at Seabrook which has some decent Tourneys and is fairly close to Boston