S.C. Judge rules Hold’em is game of skill

A S.C. Judge has ruled that Texas Holdem Poker is a game of skill. What Mount Pleasant Municipal Judge Larry Duffy didn’t decide though is whether that matters under an 1802 South Carolina law that makes any game with cards or dice illegal. That includes popular board games such as Monopoly and Sorry.

Judge Duffy said evidence was “overwhelming” that poker is a game of skill, but he did not have enough guidance from the higher courts or state lawmakers to know if that analysis makes a difference under South Carolina law.

This is a start to getting laws changed here in our state, but we still have a ways to go before the South Carolina Supreme Court may decide if Texas Hold ‘em is legal in the state. Hopefully it will happen in the near future .

In the mean time this old Carolina Gambler will continue playing at home at two of my favourite U.S. friendly online poker sites , PDC and Carbon Poker .

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