I know it runs counter to conventional poker(ati) wisdom that this could be true, but, well, it kinda is:
Republicans offered some hope Tuesday to online poker players sidelined by the Obama administration’s “Black Friday” crackdown.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is planning to introduce legislation that would legalize and regulate online poker and said he hopes the measure can pass both chambers of Congress this session.
\”Poker is a game of skill,\” Barton said in defense of the sites during a press conference outside the Capitol.
He suggested those who believe poker to be a game of chance should try playing with their own money against world champion Greg Raymer, who stood behind him at the press conference.
Shockingly, too, most Pokeratizens will probably find this curious:
Barton said he has spoken to the leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), and hopes to move a bill through the committee in the near future. Barton said the bill is being finalized in consultation with the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).
OK, that\’s enough from me — I\’m just a morlock, and I\’ll probably be locked up for this, but hey…breaking news!
Via genes @ Big Bill Quick\’s joint…who\’s kind of got his headline wrong, unless I\’m so drunk I can\’t read the news.