Victory for Danish poker
by Simon Dexter Friday, May 16th, 2008Are poker enthusiasts beginning to get the upper hand on mainland Europe? Across the continent, several governments are terrified that their state-run gaming organisations will lose their monopoly grip (and billions in what is effectively a leisure time tax) when the inevitable eventually happens. This week, there was a major victory in Denmark for those who abhor the state’s perennial interference in our lives when the Danish Poker Federation won their case at the country’s Supreme Court. The court found that tournament poker in privately-owned Danish clubs is legal.
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