IN JURISDICTIONS across the world, courts continue to debate whether poker is a game of chance or skill – and therefore whether it should be treated as gambling. That could soon change (see “Poker skill-tests could sway gaming laws”). The rise of online poker means that statisticians now have vast amounts of data to analyse, and it increasingly appears that skill holds the aces. But don’t bet on poker being completely deregulated: governments will always want a slice of such a lucrative – and addictive – business.
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