Local game busted in Greensboro, NC

[TheBull]

I played with one of the "ringleaders" in a tourney once. Nice guy. Wish the cops had something better to do.

ALE Raid on Greensboro game

[KungFuSandwich]

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Thursday’s arrests come at a time when the popularity of such high-stakes, low-skill gambling matches has been boosted by several cable-TV channels that show “Texas Hold ’em” matches.



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They got that right, Did Mike McDuromot's girlfriend right this article?

[smoore]

They confiscated not only the money in play but also any other money the players had on them? Holy BS.

[Scuba Chuck]

"Thursday’s arrests come at a time when the popularity of such high-stakes, low-skill gambling matches has been boosted by several cable-TV channels that show “Texas Hold ’em” matches"

There was a similar bust in St Cloud Minnesota a few months back where the defendants fought the case and won. There are a few nuances that are different, specifically no alcohol sales, and financially things were different, but they won on the point that POKER IS NOT LOW SKILL OR A GAME OF CHANCE.

Judge must have been a poker player himself.

[KungFuSandwich]

Yeah, I dont understand how they can still think that. There is a reason that theres not a real World Series Of Dice (It would be a total crapshoot, ohhh man that was awful) Someone needs to ship the writer a copy of rounders.

[coyote]

Wow, is it just me, or did the 15% rake off the buy-in seem really steep??!

[warewulf]

They keep calling it a game of chance. Isn't Poker a game of skill? I live in CA and games of chance are not allowed in casinos, but games of skill are. I guess it was all over when they started taking a rake though.

[Fins]

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Wow, is it just me, or did the 15% rake off the buy-in seem really steep??!

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That's ridiculous... uh no wonder:

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From the article... "ALE has been investigating the storefront poker parlor for several months, after a tip about its operations from “what you might call a jealous competitor,” Johnson said."

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[AgentJack]

They were just asking for trouble by selling alcohol and charging a rake. Also the $1,000 buy in is pretty intense. You are going to attract attention with these kind of things going on.

I do not support home rake games at all including people trying to "cover their cost" on poker tables, chips, etc. Inviting people to your home to play poker I feel is the same as inviting them over to watch the super bowl. Charging 15% with these kind of buy-ins they were looking to make a profit. Sounds like they were not even in a home but at a business park.

Sounds like the cops had some fun though - From Article -> "Since then, undercover ALE agents have been gathering evidence by playing high-stakes poker in the business suite, located in the Lawndale North Business Park."

Has anybody ever heard of a home game getting busted that did not charge a rake. It seems that the ones that get busted are charging a rake.

As far as poker being a game of chance or skill... Different states looks at it differently. We all know that Poker is Skill and Luck (mostly skill I think). Some states think it is a game of chance (and they are right to a point) and some think it is a game of skill.

Chutes and Ladders = Luck
Poker = Skill & Luck
Risk = Skill & Luck
Chess = Skill

[KungFuSandwich]

What about scrabble, is that luck, skill, or knowledge?