Is poker a game of chance or skill | IXGAMES
Poker might not be a sport, but it is a game of skill. That’s according to the Poker Players Alliance, which is mobilizing support this week to end federal restrictions against playing for money online. Nearly 100 of the PPA’s 809,000 members, from professionals Annie Duke and Chris Moneymaker to former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato (R-N.Y.), will lobby legislators Tuesday and Wednesday for changes to Internet gaming bills. A federal law adopted last year, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, prohibits banks and credit card companies from processing online gambling transactions, including poker. The statute makes no distinction for games of skill. 
“We want to demonstrate to the public, to the members of Congress, that this is a game of skill,” said D’Amato, who gave up his regular Monday night poker games to attend.
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