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Poker Group Asserts Skills

Recent legislation in North Carolina affirmed the United States classifies poker under the same terms as other forms of online casino gambling. But many are still in an uproar that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act applies to poker as well as the online casinos. And the government’s decision to include poker in the ban has the top executives at the Player’s Poker Alliance seeking reprieve.

Michael Bolcerek is the President of the Alliance, and it seems that with the backing of the Alliance, Bolcerek’s opinions just may get heard. The LA Times refers to Bolcerek as “wild card in the conservative world of chief financial officers.” Which could just be a good thing considering all protest from other poker groups have gone unheard by the government. Some online casinos have also protested the UIGEA, but their argument is not as sound as the argument for legalizing online poker.

The main argument the Alliance is pushing is that no matter the arguments to the contrary, poker is a game of skill, and therefore not under the restrictions of the UIGEA. With a membership base between 360,000 and 400,000 players, the Alliance has strong support, and key to their future success, some well placed former Alliance members. Specifically, Senator Alfonse D’Amato, and board member Howard Lederer. Who knows if the Alliance will succeed in convincing the government that poker, unlike all other forms of online casino gambling, is a game of skill, not chance.