Live Poker as Gambling: the Structural Anomaly Demonstrated in the Field
The traditional structure of Texas Hold’em poker tournaments is one of the main causes that forces the discipline into the gambling category. This is not a theoretical question. It can be demonstrated by analyzing a single hand played in a live tournament. The Starting Assumption The research is based on the assumption of Crismani and […]
The Structural Misunderstanding of Live Poker: How the Tournament Inherited the Limits of Cash Game
The path toward live poker regulation in Italy clashes with an obstacle rooted in the history of the discipline. An original error that no one has ever corrected. We call it the structural misunderstanding. The Origins of the Misunderstanding It all begins at the end of the 1960s. The context is one of mass production, […]
Live Poker Regulation in Italy: the Role of Police Chiefs
The debate on live poker regulation in Italy is complex. Its facets touch law, sociology and sports policy. To understand the origins of the problem it is fundamental to analyze the report “Sport discipline and the game of poker” by Prof. Crismani. This document played a fundamental role in the development of the Skill Poker […]