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Lithuania Declares Poker to be a Sport

by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Mar 26, '10

… the subject of a mindless debate — should poker be considered a sport? Well, that … that for its purposes, poker indeed does qualify as a sport. On March 20 … neighbor, had also briefly classified poker as a sport before removing that distinction last …

Russia Declassifies Poker as Sport; Shuts Down Cardrooms

by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Jul 28, '09

… its casinos and poker rooms. On July 1, a new Russian … transformed into poker clubs because under a 2007 law, poker qualified as asport” and … of poker rooms to shut down. In a 2006 interview, … PokerStars European Poker Tour was scheduled to make a stop at …