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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 9  Gambling and the Law: Making poker legal as a public service28 June 2010
What do insurance, commodities trading and state lotteries all have in common? They were all originally outlawed as forms of gambling.
The major fight today over whether poker should be legalized usually revolves around the question of whether it is predominantly skill or chance.
But this unnecessarily gives up part of the political as well as legal battleground. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Loan Called for Playing Poker30 April 2010
A federal District Court in New York has ruled in favor of a lender against a borrower, who happens to be a lawyer.
The borrower's offense? He played poker.
Actually, the lawyer did more than just play poker – he used his law firm's loan to finance high-stakes games. And it did not matter that the ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: PartyPoker Bets $105 Million on Return to U.S.20 April 2010
When the founders of PartyPoker decided to take the company public on the London Stock Exchange, they changed its name to PartyGaming, so they could offer gaming beyond their wildly successful online cardroom, PartyPoker.com. The June 2005 Initial Public Offering was, to say the least, successful: investors put a value on the company of $8.46 billion, greater than British Airways. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Betcha.com Wins Big, for the Moment9 March 2010
Sometime soon, the Supreme Court of the state of Washington will decide whether gambling is not gambling, if the loser is not required to pay the winner.
Washington, remember, is the state that makes it a felony to merely play poker on the Internet.
But, in February 2009, the Court of Appeals ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Suing an Out-Of-State Casino in Your Home State8 January 2010
If you are injured while visiting a casino in another state, can you file suit when you get home?
The casino's lawyers may move to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction. If they win, it does not mean the case is over. But it does mean that you will now have to spend the time and money to start the case all over in a court in the casino's home state. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Can Everyone Win In Florida?14 September 2009
Sometimes the most important part of a legal document are the words that are not there.
Gov. Charlie Crist, for example, just signed a new compact with the Seminole Tribe. It expressly allows the Tribe to have slot machines and banking card games, like blackjack.
What the compact doesn't mention is limits. ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Almost the Law27 July 2009
Law school classes are conducted using the case method. Students are given published court opinions and then questioned on what they deduce the law is. This produces lawyers with the mistaken belief that the first place to look when conducting legal research is reported cases.
It is dangerous to ... (read more)
PartyPoker Bets $105 Million on Return to U.S.13 May 2009
When the founders of PartyPoker decided to take the company public on the London Stock Exchange, they changed its name to PartyGaming, so they could offer gaming beyond their wildly successful online card room, PartyPoker.com. The June 2005 initial public offering was, to say the least, successful: Investors ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: What Is Poker?5 May 2009
Should the prohibitions on internet gambling have a carve-out for online poker?
The question is much more complicated than it seems. If the argument is that poker is not gambling but rather a contest of skill, should the exemption be limited to poker tournaments? What is "online" – what about ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Another "What Is Poker" Case5 May 2009
Last column I started the discussion of whether the prohibitions on internet gambling should apply to online poker by asking the fundamental question: "What is poker?"
Twenty years ago I actually had to answer that question under oath in the "7-card down" case I described in my last column. ... (read more)
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