Rejected petition Legalise Poker in N. Ireland

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To petition the legislative assembly to change the law to make live poker legal in N. Ireland venues.
It makes no sense that games of chance, such as bingo and slot/fruit machines, as well as bookmaking, are all allowed while poker, which is a game of skill requiring maths, game theory, psychology and more, is not permitted.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 1 December 2011
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