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César Albarrán Torres

NY Judge: Poker's Not Gambling Under Federal Law - ABC News - 0 views

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  • César Albarrán Torres on 22 Aug 12
     
    A federal judge ruled Tuesday that poker is more a game of skill than chance and cannot be prosecuted under a law created to stop organized crime families from making millions of dollars from gambling. The decision by Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn was embraced by advocates of card games pushing to legalize Internet poker in the United States. The judge relied extensively on the findings of a defense expert who analyzed online poker games.
César Albarrán Torres

Andrew Wilkie Stand Firm on Pokies Reforms | Gillard Backing Away - 0 views

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  • As always with gambling rooms, it was dark, with most of the light coming from the garish machines. The room was packed.
  • Wilkie
  • pronounced his willingness to bring down the Gillard government by withdrawing his support if it did not legislate to introduce a mandated pre-commitment scheme on poker machines in clubs and pubs. Punters would have a card which designated how much they were willing to lose on poker machines before they could start gambling.
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  • Senator Nick Xenophon, independent of South Australia, proposed a more manageable policy of a $1 limit on each bet.
  • The Liberals share the general concern about poker machine addiction destroying vulnerable families, but regard Wilkie's signature reform as intrusive micro-management of the industry.
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