Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

unlawful gambling

A judge in cloumbia county just made a ruling that texas holdem poker is a game of skill not chance and that it does not fall under unlawful gambling law in PA. My question is that if a judge made this ruling does it mean that any one in PA can freely play or host a texas holdem game? Does his ruling set the standard in PA?


Asked on 1/27/09, 11:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Re: unlawful gambling

It means that in Columbia County, that is the standard. The standard elsewhere is not affected by a county court ruling. A statewide court--Commonwealth, Superior or Supreme Court--would have to rule in order for it to apply statewide.

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Answered on 1/28/09, 10:37 am


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