im sure i could prove its a game of skill in a court of law – all you have to do is provide real and actual proof.
take 11 professionals Vrs 11 “Random” people off the street
they play each other head to head (so which ever side gets to 6 first wins) 5, 10 or 100 times – the pros will win 95% of the time easy which would prove its a game of skill.
I play pool at a high level (played at county level) and i think theres almost as much luck in that game, the break for staters often dictates how the rest of the game will go lol and thats down to the luck of the balls.
i dont understand why they dont do these sorts of things in court.
it can be so easily proven that its a game of skill
anyhow new laws will come into effect over here in a few months, that makes it legal for pubs to host poker games/tournaments (not sure if they need to apply for anything first though)