It seems to me that some people that don't live here or play here don't understand the "nuances". Poker is a game of skill. Just like bridge or pool or golf or bowling. All of these activities (and many more) ask that you pay to play them. A bowling alley takes no extra or less if you score a 300 or roll 10 gutter balls and niether do the clubs. And to follow the point of what is and is not illegal...if it is not illegal to play then why is the players money being taken? That is a constitutional issue of illegal search and seizure...

As for the stupidity of claiming that poker players deserve to have guns waived in their faces...i leave that to others to comment on