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Poker News: January 18, 2007

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HEADLINE: Jury Says Poker is Predominantly a Game of Chance

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After only two hours of deliberation, the jury in the court case against Derek Kelly, owner of the popular Gutshot card room in London, returned a verdict of “Guilty” for hosting poker games and taking a cut of the pot without the requisite gaming license. The jury was apparently not persuaded by the defense’s argument that poker is predominantly a game of skill rather than chance and thus should not fall under the restrictions of “Games of Mixed Skill and Chance” as defined by the Gaming Act of 1968.

The prosecution stated in its closing argument that poker was indeed a game of both skill and chance under the Act “because before a game can start someone shuffles the cards.”

The defense countered, “If we accept that a game of chance includes all games of combined chance and skill, every game you could possibly think of would fall foul of this particular Act.” Apparently referencing games such as bridge and chess that are very popular in the UK.

Whether Kelly will now appeal the verdict is unknown but he did say afterwards, “Me and Barry Martin (the club’s chief executive) will continue to campaign to have poker played among normal people and not casinos.”

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