Germany Agrees that Poker Is a Game of Skill
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A German court has ruled that poker is a game of skill, as Levitt has argued before (and which a U.S. court has recently confirmed). The ruling is in response to poker player Eduard Scharf‘s claims that his poker winnings shouldn’t be taxed because poker is a game of chance, and “anyone can win a game of poker.” The court disagreed, ruling that “[H]e had to pay income tax on his winnings saying they counted as commercial income as they were linked to his personal skills.” (HT: Sven Seuken)
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