This is silly, if you ask me. But Ukrainian and Russian politics never ceases to amaze me in its silliness. Keep in mind that this is the same country whose government intentionally threw the citizenry into a panic over the virtually non-existent threat of swine flu. Is it any wonder that the same government bans gambling just because there's a fire in a casino? Stuff like this makes me glad I live in America.
Ukraine Adds Poker to Gambling Ban
The Ukrainian Justice Ministry announced last week that they will no longer treat the game of poker as a sport. The decision was made in order to strengthen a ban on most forms of gambling in the country, which was instituted last summer.
Protests erupted in both Russia and Ukraine last summer after both countries issued bans on most forms of gambling, with employees of the gaming industry arguing that thousands of jobs would be lost.
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