January 15, 2016
State senators in Nebraska have rejected a proposal that poker is a game predominantly of skill and therefore does not constitute gambling in terms of state law. Almost a year on from its introduction by Sen. Ty Larson, and after a six-hour debate in the state Legislature this week, bill HB619 received only 16 votes […]
March 4, 2015
Nebraskan Senator Paul Schumaker’s bill LR10CA proposing the dismantling of a ban on gambling in Nebraska was quickly dealt with this week in Nebraska’s State Legislature. Senators seated before the General Affairs Committee voted 27-16 to indefinitely postpone the measure after less than an hour’s debate.
January 22, 2015
Lawmakers in Nebraska are to debate the nature of poker and whether it can be classified as a game of skill following the introduction of a bill to the state legislature by Senator Tyson Larson. Classification of poker as a game in which skill predominates over luck is a key element in deciding whether the […]