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This past Friday, Professor Ben van der Genugten, an expert in probability and mathematical statistics, challenged the Dutch Supreme Court’s classification of poker as a game of chance, citing how a formula he co-developed and is used by the courts pegs poker at a higher skill level than most fantasy sports, which the court rules are a game of skill. Because of this inconsistency, the Professor is calling for the court to revoke the classification of poker as a game of chance.

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This past Tuesday, September 9, the Dutch Senate passed a proposed bill to tax online games of chance, which online poker is considered, at a rate of 40.85%, which brings them in line with taxes on live casino table games. The taxes will also apply to domestic providers of games of chance provided by ‘illegal’ online operators, as well as for persons who win at foreign online gaming sites.

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