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CardPlayer: "South Carolina Rules Poker is a Game of Skill"

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  1. GrayFOX22 GrayFOX22 is offline

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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 2:10am)

    Link for Article: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...-game-of-skill "Before the defendants’ attorney even finished his closing argument, the judge spoke up and made his opinion known. Texas hold’em is a game of skill. There was no doubt in his mind." It appears as if the political gears are turning now. What's next?
     
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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 2:12am) in reply to GrayFOX22

    Definitely good news, there's been a bunch of rulings to this effect lately
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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 2:12am) in reply to GrayFOX22

    well thats good, so now the 2 games that just got busted in charlotte can move 15 mins down the road and set up legally lol
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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 2:20am) in reply to Mattraq1

    Can someone please explain to me the practical legal significance of this ruling?
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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 2:24am) in reply to Mattraq1

    As a South Carolina resident, I was extremely pleased and suprised that the judge ruled the way he did. It's really indisputable that poker is a game of skill if enough research is done and to see a local SC judge see it that way was very encouraging. If such a conservative state as SC can rule that it's a skill game it sounds like a good sign to me.
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    Feb 18th, 2009 (2/18/2009 3:21am) in reply to Pghfan987

     
    Originally Posted by Pghfan987 View Post

    Can someone please explain to me the practical legal significance of this ruling?

    I think the significance is that political figures are now openly expressing their feelings on the game and are willing to make rulings that support it. That may cause a snowball affect. I am sure there are politicians out there that support poker, but haven't been as prominent or have not really spoken up. This may encourage more to do so. Being amongst the first to take a stand is the toughest step. Hopefully this means more followers, which will certainly help us when it comes time for the Obama administration to review the UIGEA revision.
     
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