Danish Supreme Court to tackle poker legality
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Denmark’s Supreme Court will be hearing a case regarding the legality of poker played in private clubs.
Earlier this year, the Landsretten, below the Supreme Court in Denmark’s legal landscape, ruled that poker is not legal in the country and should not be organized by private clubs. But the Danish Poker Federation put together an appeal that was accepted by the Supreme Court and is good news for poker enthusiasts in Denmark.
According to pokernews.com:
It is common that when a case like this is brought to the Supreme Court, there is good reason to believe that a higher body has come to dislike the decision made in Landsretten on December 18th last year. By that time many clubs around Denmark were filled with poker enthusiasts who enjoyed playing in their local club. Ever since the verdict, all these clubs had to take measures to avoid breaking the law.
Now, since the Supreme Court has opened up the case again, the former rules are the ones that count, allowing private clubs to organize tournaments. It would be a big surprise if the final outcome would be anything else than positive for the Danish poker community.
The case could be an important one for the European Union in general as it grapples with state monopolies in online gambling and poker. The EU is trying to get member nations to fall in line and allow a free market for online gaming.
