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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF CHARLESTON
Town of Mount Pleasant,vs.Robert L. Chimento, Scott Richards, MichaelWilliamson, Jeremy Brestel, and John Taylor Willis,Defendants-Appellants.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
TICKET Nos. 98045DB,98050DB, 98040 DB, 98035DB98043DBBRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAETHE POKER PLAYERS ALLIANCEIN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTSThomas C. GoldsteinChristopher M. EglesonJonathan H. EisenmanAkin 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. South Carolina Law Does Not Prohibit Gaming Unless Chance PredominatesOver Skill.............................................................................................................................2II. Poker Matches Are Contests of Skill...................................................................................7A. Making Correct Decisions In Poker Requires A Diverse Array Of Sophisticated Skills That Games Of Chance Do Not..............................................9B. Skilled Players Beat Simple Players In Simulated And Real Poker Play..............13CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19
 
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESCases Page(s)
 In re Allen
,377 P.2d 280 (Cal. 1962).........................................................................................................3, 8
City of Myrtle Beach v/ Juel P. Corp.
,344 S.C. 43, 543 S.E.2d 538 (2001)............................................................................................4
 D’Orio v. Startup Candy Co.
,266 P. 1037 (Utah 1928).............................................................................................................3
 Darlington Theatres v. Coker 
,190 S.C. 282, 2 S.E.2d 782 (1939)..............................................................................................5
 Harris v. Missouri Gaming Comm’n
,869 S.W.2d 58 (Mo. 1994)..........................................................................................................3
 Indoor Recreation Enters., Inc. v. Douglas
,235 N.W.2d 398 (Neb. 1975)......................................................................................................3
 Johnson v. Collins Entm’t Co.
,333 S.C. 96, 508 S.E.2d 575 (1998)............................................................................................5
 Kraus v. City of Cleveland 
,19 N.E.2d 159 (Ohio 1939).........................................................................................................5
 Las Vegas Hacienda, Inc. v. Gibson
,359 P.2d 85 (Nev. 1961).............................................................................................................3
Midwestern Enters., Inc. v. Stenehjem
,625 N.W.2d 234 (N.D. 2001).........................................................................................................5
Monte Carlo Parties, Ltd. v. Webb
,322 S.E.2d 246 (Ga. 1984)..........................................................................................................5
Morrow v. State
,511 P.2d 127 (Alaska 1973)........................................................................................................3
 Nuckolls v. Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co.
,192 S.C. 156, 5 S.E.2d 862 (1939).............................................................................................4
 Pennsylvania v. Dent 
, No. 2008-733, slip op. (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Jan. 14, 2009).............................................................1
 Pennsylvania v. Irwin
,636 A.2d 1106 (Pa. 1993)..........................................................................................................5
 Pennsylvania v. Two Elec. Poker Game Machs.,
465 A.2d 973 (Pa. 1983)..............................................................................................................7
 PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin
,532 U.S. 661 (2001)................................................................................................................... 8
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