Last week, New York legislators introduced a bill that would make online poker a game of skill.
Specifically, the bill reads:
Allows certain interactive poker games be considered games of skill rather than games of luck; includes definitions, authorization, required safeguards and minimum standards, the scope of licensing review and state tax implications; makes corresponding penal law amendments
The bill was introduced by Republican Senator John Conacic.
The bill goes into detail discussing the differences between a contest of chance and one of skill and evaluate poker as one of skill.
We will see if this will gain any traction. States such as Washington which has contemplated a bill are likely looking at New York’s legislation and hoping it’s something that pro-poker proponents hope happens.