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Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.

Posted By: Chris Haviland
Date: Monday, 26 November 2012, at 3:04 p.m.

In Response To: Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker. (Joe Russell)

I would be cautious about using Elo to demonstrate the importance of skill. If the Elo formula is applied to games of pure chance, you still see a distribution of ratings that includes outliers.

-Chris H.

Messages In This Thread

• Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
  Perry Gartner -- Monday, 19 November 2012, at 6:54 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 19 November 2012, at 7:16 p.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      Michael Petch -- Monday, 19 November 2012, at 10:36 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    leobueno -- Monday, 19 November 2012, at 10:55 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 1:41 a.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      alex99 -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 2:28 p.m.
      • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
        Perry Gartner -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 8:37 p.m.
  • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
    Alfred Mamlet -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 12:54 p.m.
    • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
      leobueno -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 2:27 p.m.
      • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 5:28 p.m.
    • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
      capecodbob63 -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 2:29 p.m.
    • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 20 November 2012, at 7:47 p.m.
      • Proving Backgammon is a Game of Skill
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 4:54 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Joe Russell -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 1:39 a.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      Perry Gartner -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 12:11 p.m.
      • The proof your searching for is RELATIVE to our EVOLUTION
        Mr Majestyk -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 5:40 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    higonefive -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 8:11 a.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Stick -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      Perry Gartner -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 12:17 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Strato -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 8:15 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 21 November 2012, at 10:48 p.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      Joe Russell -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 8:33 a.m.
      • So, its a game of chance, then?
        Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 10:30 a.m.
        • So, its a game of chance, then?
          Joe Russell -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 11:06 a.m.
          • Statistics from tournaments
            Tom Keith -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 5:40 p.m.
        • So, its a game of chance, then?
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 3:18 p.m.
          • So, its a game of chance, then?
            Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 4:21 p.m.
            • So, its a game of chance, then?
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 23 November 2012, at 12:25 a.m.
              • So, its a game of chance, then?
                Mr Majestyk -- Friday, 23 November 2012, at 10:11 a.m.
                • So, its a game of chance, then?
                  Bob Koca -- Friday, 23 November 2012, at 5:38 p.m.
      • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
        Chris Haviland -- Monday, 26 November 2012, at 3:04 p.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Martin Veltmann -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 12:41 a.m.
  • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
    Sabri Buyuksoy -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 10:50 a.m.
    • Adding Backgammon to Proposed Legisation for Online Poker.
      Joe Russell -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 11:07 a.m.
  • On the issue of skill
    backgame -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 6:15 p.m.
  • 1982 State of Oregon Ruling
    Rick Janowski -- Thursday, 22 November 2012, at 10:32 p.m.
    • 1982 State of Oregon Ruling Q
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 23 November 2012, at 2:18 p.m.
      • 1982 State of Oregon Ruling Q
        Timothy Chow -- Friday, 23 November 2012, at 8:46 p.m.
    • Alabama Supreme Court Ruling 1976
      Rick Janowski -- Monday, 26 November 2012, at 1:06 a.m.
      • Alabama Supreme Court Ruling 1976
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 26 November 2012, at 12:57 p.m.