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what? DJFrey Aug 2012 #1
Actually makes sense kurt_cagle Aug 2012 #5
How do you define gambling? lunatica Aug 2012 #16
I say those definitions don't fit poker wysimdnwyg Aug 2012 #20
Blackjack is also a game of skill William Seger Aug 2012 #18
In poker, you're not playing the cards. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #13
How does gambling not fit poker? lunatica Aug 2012 #17
Dictionary definition and legal definition are not always the same thing. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #27
Which you then fold. Duh. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #25
Poker is about betting. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #31
Playing ANY card games should not be illegal. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #2
Far-reaching implications oberliner Aug 2012 #3
One can hope. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #24
I've got mixed feelings oberliner Aug 2012 #33
Still a damn FELONY in Washington State. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #28
That's crazy oberliner Aug 2012 #32
About frigging time someone figured that out. OnlinePoker Aug 2012 #4
The "free" bit is usually read as "free to impose a puritanical way of life on others." harmonicon Aug 2012 #11
"Free" meaning "you are free to make 1% casino corporations rich." closeupready Aug 2012 #23
If he hadnt ruled that way the NYSE would have to be closed DJ13 Aug 2012 #6
Good ruling. Poker is great highly intellectual game if skill. Lucky Luciano Aug 2012 #7
this judge is going rogue in his old age Mosby Aug 2012 #8
Thanks for your post. I didn't know that about Judge Weinstein... Proletariatprincess Aug 2012 #12
Poker is not gambling but defacto7 Aug 2012 #9
You can do online poker against human opponents. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #14
Reminds me of the W.C. Fields quote TrogL Aug 2012 #10
Yes it is gambling... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #15
Excellent news. n/t JTFrog Aug 2012 #19
Pinball didn't used to have flippers. They were added purely to turn it from a game of chance to... Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #21
Ditto the elimination of the "free game" brooklynite Aug 2012 #34
All gambling requires some level of skill. Javaman Aug 2012 #22
Slot machines? GodlessBiker Aug 2012 #29
Modern slots no, but the old ones (non-electronic) yes. nt Javaman Aug 2012 #30
Pulling a lever on the side of the machine takes skill? GodlessBiker Aug 2012 #35
The old non-electronic machines weren't based on Algorithms as they are today. Javaman Aug 2012 #37
Some of gambling requires no skill. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #36
I'm all in on this one Kingofalldems Aug 2012 #26
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