Opinion: The Meaning of United States v. DiCristina

The recent DiCristina court case that determined poker is predominantly a game of skill and not chance and therefore falls outside of the Illegal Gambling Business Act is a step in the right direction in the ongoing battle to legalise poker in the US but is unlikely to be applied in the Southern District of New York where the Black Friday indictees have been and will soon be prosecuted, argues gaming lawyer and accountant Stu Hoegner.