A bit of light reading....Poker a game of Skill..?

[TightEnd]

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2129879

Three academics from the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Holland have published the first draft of a paper entitled Beyond Chance? The Persistence of Performance in Online Poker.

PhD candidates Rogier J.D. Potter van Loon and Dennie van Dolder and Associate Professor of Finance Martijn J. van den Assem have analysed 415.9 million player-hands, purchased between October 2009 and September 2010 across three different stakes levels in cash games – low, medium and high,

They concluded that,“Our results suggest that skill is an important factor in online poker,” according to van den Assem.


36 page file, please post your own conclusions with supporting data and sources. 

Ta.

[Gizsumcash]

The amount of discussions I have had with my parents/friends about this topic is ridiculous. Will print off and keep incase the argument ever pops up again. Nice find.

[treefella]

Studies such as this are usually paid for by government .
Agenda being ..... taxation

[kinboshi]

I wish my surname was van Loon.

[Tal]

Tighty, what on Earth led you to a Dutch academic website?

The difference in views on this in NATO countries is, frankly, astounding. It can only be political motivation that leads to differing conclusions, when the empirical research is essentially the same, basic laws of probability and the same results against standard deviations.

Funny old world

[Karabiner]

I wish my surname was van Loon.

As opposed to van den Assem?

[DMorgan]

JFC

line 1:

Abstract: A major issue in the widespread controversy about the legality of poker and the appropriate taxation of winnings is whether poker should be considered a game of skill or a game of chance

[jgcblack]

Is there a list of countries and their stance on poker?

would be sweet if we could together make one...

I'll make a thread and lets get a list between us.

[smashedagain]

I wish my surname was van Loon.

As opposed to it just being your nick-name

[EvilPie]

I wish my surname was van Loon.

http://www.thelegaldeedpollservice.org.uk/?gclid=CODb_uP--rECFcEOfAodqQQABA

I'll chip in the 20 quid.

[smurf]

suprised no one has jumped on this yet




Poker's not gambling under federal law


http://online.wsj.com/article/AP42d7448fce5444dca56b0a9f038dcf5b.html

or this

http://www.jackpotavenue.com/danish-court-rules-poker-legal.php

[kinboshi]

I wish my surname was van Loon.

http://www.thelegaldeedpollservice.org.uk/?gclid=CODb_uP--rECFcEOfAodqQQABA

I'll chip in the 20 quid.

Was up for it, until I saw that tosser on the homepage of the site. Put me right off.