Bill Classifying Poker, Fantasy Sports as Skill Games Introduced in Nebraska

A legislation defi🐻ning various games like poker, fantasy games and sports betting as games of skills has been introduced by state Sen. Justin Wayne (D-Omaha) in Nebraska, United State꧒s of America, as by Cards Chat.

Currently, Nebraska doesn’t a🐽llow gambling in most forms. If the bill is passed, it will allow operators🐠 in the state to offer poker, fantasy sports and sports betting after paying a registration fee of $10,000.

with the signing of the Fantasy Contests Act that allows operation of online fantasy contest websites upon payment of a registratꦯion fee of $50,000.

In Nebraska, Wayne introduced a package 🉐of bills, including a bill that will make casinos and sports betting legal in Nebraska and another bill widening the definition of lottery to include sports betting.

A legislation in the package revolves around games of skills. It defines how sports b💙etting and fantasy sports require a player to have knowledge of sports and the ability to analyse various attributes to make accurate gaming decisions.

Talking about poker, the bill says, “Certain poker games also r𒁃equire knowledge and skill. While poker does have a random component in the cards that are dealt to participants, there is more skill than chance necessary for successful participation in a game where strategic decisions influence the other participants and, ultimately, the outcome of the game.”

As per Wayne, the bill will help discourage Nebraskan players to travel to Iowa to play at casinos or place sports bets. As per a report in the The Grand Island Independe💮nt, 80% of sports bets placed in Iowa originate from players in Nebraska.

This Bill, if passed,𝔉 would also have persuasive value in Indian courts, where the issue of considering games like poker as skill games is being litigated for many years, including a pending matter before the division bench of the Gujarat High Court, which would see accelerated hearings from 17th February 2020.

Previously, in some states in India, like and , poker has been c🍌onsidered a game of skiꦉll.

As the gaming industry evolves in 🦂India, other states also, from time to time, face the question of considering poker, fantasy sports and sports betting as gam🐟es of skills.

Various Indian st𒅌ates still have a long way to go in recoꦅgnising and allowing operations of various games of skills as a source of revenue.