Luck or skill best for poker?
A jury in London is faced with the decision of whether poker is a game of luck or skill. The online poker industry will be eyeing the landmark case at Snaresbrook Crown Court, where the jury will decide whether the chairman of a private club broke the law by hosting poker games without a gambling licence. In his defence, the chairman is set to claim that poker is a game of skill and therefore does not require a licence under the Gambling Act, reports Poker Gazette.
Prosecution QC Graham Trembath said: “The essence of this case may well be…is poker a game of skill or is it a game of chance or is it a game combining skill and chance.” An updated version of the UK’s Gambling Act received royal assent in 2005, with the government aiming for it to be fully implemented by September this year.