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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF CHARLESTONTown of Mount Pleasant,vs.Robert L. Chimento, Scott Richards,Michael Williamson, Jeremy Brestel, andJohn Taylor Willis,Defendants.IN THE MUNICIPAL COURTTICKET Nos. 98045DB,98050DB, 98040 DB, 98035DB98043DBBRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAETHE POKER PLAYERSALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OFDEFENDANTS
Thomas C. GoldsteinChristopher M. EglesonAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP1333 New Hampshire Ave., NWWashington, D.C. 20036-1564(202) 887-4000Kenneth L. AdamsAdams Holcomb LLP1875 Eye Street NWWashington, D.C. 20006(202) 580-8822
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES...........................................................................................................iiSTATEMENT OF INTEREST.........................................................................................................1ARGUMENT...................................................................................................................................1I. Background..........................................................................................................................2II. South Carolina Law Does Not Prohibit Gaming Unless Chance PredominatesOver Skill.............................................................................................................................5III. Poker Matches Are Contests of Skill...................................................................................8A. Making Correct Decisions in Poker Requires a Diverse Array of Sophisticated Skills that Gambling Does Not..........................................................9B. Skilled Players Beat Simple Players in Simulated and Real Poker Matches.........17CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................22
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESCases Page(s)
In re Allen
,377 P.2d 280 (Cal. 1962).............................................................................................................7
D’Orio v. Startup Candy Co.
,266 P. 1037 (Utah 1928).............................................................................................................6
Darlington Theatres v. Coker
,190 S.C. 282 (1939)....................................................................................................................6
Gallatin County v. D & R Music & Vending, Inc.
,676 P.2d 779 (Mont. 1984).......................................................................................................17
Harris v. Missouri Gaming Comm’n
,869 S.W.2d 58 (Mo. 1994)..........................................................................................................6
Johnson v. Collins Entm’t Co.
,333 S.C. 96 (1998)..................................................................................................................6, 7
Morrow v. State
,511 P.2d 127 (Alaska 1973)........................................................................................................6
Pennsylvania v. Dent
,No. 2008-733, slip op. (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Jan. 14, 2009)...............................................1, 6, 9, 10
PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin
,532 U.S. 661 (2001)....................................................................................................................8
Statutes
S.C. Code § 16-19-40...............................................................................................................1, 5, 6
Opinions
S.C. Atty. Gen. Op. dated Jan. 22, 2004..........................................................................................7
Books
David Apostolico,
Machiavellian Poker Strategy: How to Play Like a Prince and Rule the Poker Table
(2005)...................................................15
Doyle Brunson,
Doyle Brunson’s Super System: A Course in Power Poker
(2002).....................15Mike Caro,
Caro’s Book of Poker Tells
(2003).............................................................................11Gus Hansen,
Every Hand Revealed
(2008)....................................................................................15Dan Harrington,
Harrington on Hold ’Em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments
(2005)...................................................................15Eric Lindgren,
World Poker Tour: Making the Final Table
(2005)..............................................15
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