Poker A Skilled Game or Not?

Do you think poker is just about the money or is it a game of skill? Well there are some poker players that believe poker is not just about the money, it’s also about the skills needed to be a successful player. Some players have even attempted to explain this concept to lawmakers.

The Miami Herald wrote and article that said; sometimes you have to forget that poker games often take place in a casino (land based or online) and it usually entails a lot of money. To be honest poker really is a game of skill more so than a game of chance.

If our lawmakers in the State Capital and Congress would think of poker in the same way as the players, it would help to expand online poker, and games of live poker, in places where poker is still illegal. For example in Florida, poker is already legal and there internet poker players’ benefit from the increase gambling options.

If poker is considered a skill game by the federal government, it could be exempt from the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) that passed Congress in 2006. Poker players are optimistic about the subject and they really believe that lawmakers will consider poker games as they do. The debate about poker has been involved in court cases in Pennsylvania, Colorado and South Carolina. I say why not make it legal, if you can gamble in a casino and it‘s legal, then a player should be able to play from the comfort of their computer and not have to worry about it being a crime.