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Via PlayNoEvil, "Congressman Robert Wexler introduced HR 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act, to exempt games 'where success is predominantly determined by the skill of the players involved' from being considered gambling ...." The law won't apply to most American MMOs, but could affect "Asian MMOs and the tournaments/arena modes of Western-style MMOs."
The bill itself sounds like a tall order:
The Federal Government should take appropriate steps to ensure that, with respect to skill games— (A) minors are prevented from playing for money; (B) persons with compulsive behavior should be identified and referred to treatment; (C) operators of such games should not be vulnerable to, or participate in criminal or terrorist money laundering; and (D) appropriate taxes are collected.
But we'll see what happens, and what ramifications (if any) it has for online games that most people don't think of as gambling.
HR 2610 - Skill Game Protection Act - If you are in Online Gaming Read This [PlayNoEvil]
