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22 T. M. Cooley L. Rev. 443 (2005)
Poker: Public Policy, Law, Mathematics, and the Future of an American Tradition

handle is hein.journals/tmclr22 and id is 451 raw text is: POKER: PUBLIC POLICY, LAW, MATHEMATICS, AND THE FUTURE OF AN AMERICAN TRADITION BY: ANTHONY CABOT1 AND ROBERT HANNUM2 I. INTRODUCTION Gambling, in its many different forms, has seen a proliferation across the United States of unprecedented proportions.3 Despite its growing popularity, gambling is still a controversial activity that sparks emotional debates in elections and legislative battles.4 While ostensibly most debate centers around amoral pragmatic issues, such as problem and underage gambling, the rhetoric is often reduced to hyperboles, such as referring to any type of gambling as the crack cocaine of gambling.5 In theory, a pragmatic approach to gambling, 1. Anthony Cabot is a partner in the law firm of Lewis and Roca. His practice emphasis is on gaming law. He is the President and a founding member of the International Masters of Gaming Law Association, a worldwide organization of prominent gaming attorneys devoted to the ongoing education of and communications within the gaming industry. Mr. Cabot is the coEditor-in-Chief of the Gaming Law Review. He is the founding editor of The Internet Gambling Report, which covers the evolving conflict between technology and the law. Mr. Cabot authored Federal Gambling Law and Casino Gaming: Public Policy, Economics and Regulation, a 527-page book covering all aspects of casino gaming. He coauthored Practical Casino Math, and is coeditor and contributing author of International Casino Law. Mr. Cabot is listed in Best Lawyers in America. See Lewis & Roca, Anthony Cabot, http://www.lrlaw.com/professionalbio.asp?Professional ID=5275 (last visited Mar. 29, 2006). 2. Robert Hannum is a professor at the University of Denver where he teaches probability and statistics, with particular interests in the mathematics of gambling, the business of commercial gaming, and data mining. He coauthored Practical Casino Math and Introductory Statistics: A Self-Study Manual, as well as numerous articles in statistical, gaming, and law journals, including Annals of Probability, Annals of Statistics, Sociological Methods and Research, International Gambling Studies, Quantity and Quality in Economic Research, Finding the Edg- Mathematical Analysis of Casino Games, and Global Gaming Business. See University of Denver, Robert Hannum, http://www.du.edu/-rhannum/ (last visited Mar. 29, 2006). 3. National Gambling Impact Study Commission, 2 (June 18, 1999), http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/reports/exsum_1 -7.pdf. 4. See, e.g., Prudent Preparation for Casino, Times-Mail Online, Nov. 15, 2005, http://www.tmnews.com/articles/2005/11/15/sections/opinion/opinion21.txt; Sharon Lee, Baltimore Wage Cops for Slots Campaign, Nov. 10, 2005, http://wjz.com/local/localstory_314005600.html. 5. See Bill Novak, Foe Calls Casinos Crack Cocaine of Gambling, THE CAPITAL TIMES, Jan. 6, 2004, at IA, available at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref- tct:2004:01:06: 293948:FRONT.

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