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Skill or Chance Continues

The question of whether poker is a game of skill or chance is ongoing – nearly every country has been, or will be forced to weigh in on the issue. Denmark is the latest European nation to grapple with the dilemma in the courts. The issue affects whether or not poker is lumped in with online casino gambling is governmental legislation and regulations. Classifying poker as a game of skill allows the activity to flourish in nations that do not allow forms of internet gambling. On the other hand though, classification as a game of chance means that nations with heavy restrictions and bans on land and online casino gambling do not allow poker gambling either.

The Danish courts have ruled on the issue twice, and a recent appeals to the last decision will see the issue taken all the way to the Danish Supreme Courts. Over the past year or so the land and online casino poker gambling industry in Denmark has slowly began to flourish after a lower court ruled that poker was in fact a game of skill, and therefore legal to play in poker clubs and other venues. But just six months ago a higher court in Denmark overruled that decision and instead ruled that both land and online poker are in fact games of chance. This ruling has effectively slowed down the development of the Danish poker gambling industry as players wonder if the pastime is legal or not?

An appeal of the senior Danish Court’s decision takes the issue to the Supreme Court. And though some speculated that the Supreme Court would not accept the case, it has in fact decided to pass a ruling for Denmark that will unequivocally determine which court was right. The ruling could actually also have an effect on ongoing cases in other countries – the United States, among other countries, has individuals challenging the decision to classify poker as a game of chance when land and online casino poker players clearly assert that the game involves skill more than chance.