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LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters Life!) - A court in East London is expected to decide this week whether poker is a game of skill, chance or a combination of both.
A jury has been asked to weigh up the role played by Lady Luck in the world's most popular card game, after police accused a club owner of illegally hosting a poker session and levying winnings and stakes without a license.
Britain's Gambling Act states that a license is needed for hosting a game of chance but not those of skill, like chess.
"Losers heard muttering about bad luck, winners declare superior skill..."
posted by Roger C. @ 1/16/2007 12:08:00 PM
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True poker skill comes from understanding the odds in any given situation.
Odds are a reflection of probability.
That means chance.
Knowing that you're playing a game of chance does not negate the fact that it is still a game of chance.
Games of skill usually start with a level playing field. Poker starts with a deal of randomly-ordered cards. Nobody gets a bad set of chess pieces. Poker players routinely get dealt very bad hands while others get four aces.
Roulette is also called a game of skill...by roulette-playing gamblers.
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