Dennis Ehling and Stephen Schrier, Partners in Blank Rome's gaming practice, authored the article, "Second Circuit Clarifies that Elements of 'Skill' Do Not Exempt Gaming from the Reach of IGBA (18 U.S.C. § 1955)," which was republished in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on August 13, 2013.
The article discusses the ongoing debate over whether operators of online poker sites could be prosecuted for illegal gambling under federal law. Poker, so the argument has gone, is a game of "skill" and not a game of "chance," and therefore does not constitute "gambling" of the type that federal anti-gambling laws were intended to reach. To read the article, click here.
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