Mount Pleasant judge rules Texas Hold ‘em is a skill but finds players guilty
AP
Published: February 19, 2009
Updated: February 19, 2009
Published: February 19, 2009
Updated: February 19, 2009
A judge has ruled that Texas Hold ‘em poker is a game of skill, a ruling that could affect how the state’s law enforcement treats the game.
Mount Pleasant Municipal Judge Larry Duffy on Thursday wrote that there is “overwhelming” evidence that the card game is one of skill, not chance.
State law outlaws gambling on games of chance with cards or dice.
Duffy’s order doesn’t help the case of five men he found guilty of operating a gambling house, who must now pay fines.
About 20 people were arrested in a raid almost three years ago. The others settled their cases by paying fines.
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This ruling is ridiculous. According to the current South Carolina gambling laws Monopoly would be illegal. This is America, we should be able to spend our money any way we want. Really sick and tired of governmental restrictions affecting my everyday life. Most of which seems to be caused by an over zealous religious right and outdated laws. I feel the same way about the drug laws. Other countries have proven decriminalizing marijuana is a good thing. Just like the original prohibition of alcohol caused a surge in crime, and underground smuggling-the current drug laws do the same thing. There are a lot of good people in prison that are there just because they enjoy marijuana, a plant that grows naturally. So even if you are from the religious right you should believe that god put weed here for a reason (it did not come from the hands of man)! For a country that is supposed to lead the way in freedom and democracy, it seems to me we are still way behind....(although it is still the best country in the world). A country that I believe in fighting for.
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