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Virginia Senator moves to have poker classified as game of skill

17th January 2017 7:17 am GMT

A Virginia lawmaker is making a push to regulate poker in the state by having the game classed as skill-based and not a form of gambling.

Senator Louise Lucas has submitted S1400, a new bill that aims to legalise poker by altering the definitions set out in the Code of Virginia.

The legislation seeks to confirm poker as a game of skill which does not constitute illegal gambling, in the same way that daily fantasy sports were legalised [...]

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