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'Game of Skill' Arguments Hitting New York, India

Related Topics: Poker, Gambling, Game of skill, India

The gaming buzz phrase that makes poker players everywhere sigh and roll their eyes is back at the forefront of at least two very different political arenas.

In both New York and India, events have been set in motion that will see poker pushed as a "game of skill" in efforts to separate it from stringent anti-gambling laws.

In 2016, a poker bill in New York made some headway, sponsored by State Sen. John Bonacic. It passed through the Senate but then died in the Assembly, where Assemblyman Gary Pretlow was among those apparently unconvinced that poker was a game of skill.