The U.S. Supreme Court will not disturb the criminal conviction of a New York man whose underground poker game ran afoul of a federal anti-gambling law.
The justices on Monday rejected an appeal from Lawrence DiCristina, who said his twice-a-week games of Texas Hold ‘em in his Staten Island bicycle shop should not be covered by the federal Illegal Gambling Businesses Act. DiCristina argued the law targets games of chance, like lotteries, slot machines and dice, but not poker, which is a game of skill.
