Libertarian Nebraska lawmaker Tyson Larson is looking to label poker as a game of skill and also authorize certain establishments in the state to host the games.
Card Player reported on Larson’s plan a week ago, but the Senator’s measure was just made available online. The text of LB 619 is below.
“You can be a professional poker player; you cannot be a professional coin flipper,” Larson said of the skill factor that would help make poker legal. “You can lose a poker game on purpose; you can’t lose a coin flip on purpose. You can have the worst hand in poker but be the best player. The math is there; the statistics are there. Poker is a game of skill; it is not a game of chance.”
