ITH Poker Forum

[cybrarian]

It's a game of luck, you see.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/02/switzerland-ban-private-poker

In a ruling welcomed by casinos but that infuriated professional poker players, the supreme court ruled that organised poker tournaments should be confined to gambling casinos. It judged that skills such as calculating odds, bluffing, strategy and know-how were less of a factor than pure luck in determining the outcome of games

[janeg]

It judged that skills such as calculating odds, bluffing, strategy and know-how were less of a factor than pure luck in determining the outcome of games

Wonder how they calculated that? By rolling the dice? :rolleyes:

[MacTaiga]

Vicky Coren was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 about this and was particularly coherant IMO, no rants just presented a reasoned argument why they're wrong and pointing out the benefits the government gains by taxing gambling games.

Just the sort of reasonable voice that I suspect will have zero impact on the decision makers though