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In a UK Video Game Tournament Man Wins £50,000

March 28th, 2008 No Comments

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Mark Gardiner last week won £50,000 in a nationwide video game competition. Mark was one of 32 people at the Play.com PES Rankings tournament in Wembley competing for the biggest prize in British computer gaming history. Video game tournaments are considered a game of skill and [...]

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News Analysis: Skill Gaming and Hypocrisy in US Gaming Laws

March 18th, 2008 No Comments

There are many laws on the books that are outdated, out of fashion or plainly no longer enforced because they are no longer applicable to our society in America today. Ideally speaking, America, the land of the free and the home of the brave, should not even have many restrictive laws on its books based [...]

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Cash For Kills Online Shooter Brings Video Skill Gaming To U.S.

March 17th, 2008 No Comments

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In the online multi player first-person shooter called “Kwari,” players go can head-to-head to win jackpots of cash.
Launched in early January in Europe, “Kwari” is a free game — but you have to spend money to make money. The ammo will cost you $5 for 5,000 bullets, [...]

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HR2610: Regulating the Skill Games in the United States

March 2nd, 2008 1 Comment

In our earlier post about skill gaming we discussed what the difference between games of skill and chance are. On June 7, 2007 Robert Wexler [D-FL], introduced the Skill Game Protection Act, HR 2610, making games of skill, such as poker, bridge, and chess, legal to play and provide online access to for profit. [...]

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Games of Skill vs Games of Chance: Why Some Betting is Permited

February 28th, 2008 2 Comments

In the eyes of the law, the subtle difference between a game of skill and a game of chance is the difference between allowed and disallowed gaming. Poker might not be a sport, but it can be claimed as a game of skill. A federal law adopted last year, the Unlawful Internet Gambling [...]

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