![]() ![]() ![]() Most federal courts have considered poker to be a game of chance and therefore characterized it as gambling. The majority of state courts have found that an activity is illegal gambling if a person risks something of value on an activity predominately determined by chance for the opportunity to win something of greater value than he or she risked. The issue of whether poker is a game of chance or skill has been a hot button issue with inconsistent treatment from state to state. This is the first time a federal court has held that poker is not gambling under the Illegal Gambling Business Act (the “IGBA”).įederal prosecution under the IGBA requires both a violation of the applicable state law and proof of the operation of an “illegal gambling business,” involving five or more employees and operating for at least thirty days or earning $2,000 or more in any given day. A federal judge in New York recently held that Texas Hold ‘Em poker is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under federal law.
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