What the sites plan to do about the S.627

[Hootie McBoob]

this skillpoker thing could only get off the ground if the state itself (nevada) okayed online gaming.

the catch is the federal wire tap act, which prohibits sending transmissions across state lines for gambling purposes. in short, internet technology of recognizing and restricting access to only instate computers would be required to avoid Congress swooping down and invalidating the grant of online gaming. that technology is apparently not viable as we blog.

as for whether the game is skill or non-skill, is this an attempt to end around the gaming license? or are skill gaming licenses easier to get? could someone fill me in on this? i know that blackjack is defined as a game of chance in nevada (thus it is actually illegal to count cards in the silver state). at any rate, i don't see being able to outwit the 9 million pound gorilla on this one, but it also shouldn't be so quickly dismissed as other posters have said.