A week ago, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to deem poker a game of skill.
Judge Thomas A. James ruled that Texas Hold'em holds skill above chance, and is thus not considered unlawful gambling according to the Pennsylvania Code.
James referenced the volumes of books written on how to play poker as proof that learning to play poker could be improved and was therefore a skill.
The ruling came after an undercover police officer raided a rakeless home poker game in Pennsylvania, which then led to the arrest of two people.
