Danish municipal court has declared poker as a game of skill rather than a game of chance. Frederik Hostrup was charged in Denmark for operating and arranging illegal poker games tournaments and he said in a statement that the "decision taken by the municipal court has give him a ray of hope".
Hostrup, who was recently cleared of an allegations in regards to online cheating in an online tournament on PartyPoker.

>Danish municipal court has declared poker as a game of skill >rather than a game of chance.
That is great news.
While the luck part of poker regularly kicks me in the bum, the game really is a game of skill. The good players can take advantage of the poor players, the great players can outplay the good players and the elite players have fun with everyone.
Luck is involved in the short term, but in the long term, skill rules in poker.
The blog owner changed this comment on 2008-06-26 07:30:29