For the US, the skill V chance debate for the game of poker is almost extinct as a New York federal court declares it a game of skill, based on empirical evidence. The US gov’t has not ruled out the possibility of appealing against the decision.

“Since there is a huge debate in India regarding the legality of poker and degree of skill involved in card games like rummy and poker, the elaborate and exhaustive opinion by federal judge Weinstein, taking into account testimonies of expert statisticians and economists, will have a great deal of persuasive value on Indian and other courts in deciding the fate of poker,” writes NUJS student Jay Sayta in his blog on gambling laws in India [Glaws]