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    • New Hampshire Republican Makes The Case For Poker As A Game Of Skill



    If you're not familiar with the term 'mind sports', you're probably not the only one but it's a phrase that we may all become a little bit more knowledgeable about in the near future. Republican Dan McGuire has unwittingly given a small, English-based group called the 'Mind Sports Organisation' some welcome publicity. They promote games of 'mental skill' such as bridge, chess and scrabble to a wider audience.


    The poker link here is that McGuire from New Hampshire wants to have our favourite game classified as a 'mind sport' in that particular state. His Bill 1348 would provide an exception to the current laws which prevent betting on certain games, namely blackjack , roulette, craps - the kind of thing you find in casinos everywhere. Classifying poker as a game of skill would mean it would no longer be a crime to host a cash game at home, at a bar or at some other appropriate location without a licence.



    Dan McGuire

    Dan McGuire

    McGuire's difficulty will be in convincing his colleagues to agree with him. While it seems obvious to poker players that it is in fact a game of skill with very little luck or chance involved, to those unfamiliar with the game it can seem like just another parlour game, like bridge or craps . McGuire argues that blackjack is a game of memorisation while something like roulette is almost pure luck. Poker is nothing like that.


    If the Bill does get passed, New Hampshire will be in an interesting position; poker will be legal in a state which has no casinos . High stakes games will be available apparently wherever there is the will to set them up. In late 2011, a Bill was making its way through the Senate to allow for the development of two bricks and mortar casinos and a vote on the proposition was scheduled to be held in early 2012.




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