A Kansas judge declares that a card game known as "Kandu Challenge" is predominantly a game of chance and consequently illegal under Kansas gambling laws. The case went to trial last month with the accordance of Judge Timothy Lahey for the Sedgwick County that promulgated a written decision in favor of the state attorney general’s office in a lawsuit filed by the game's inventors and the owners of Highlands Gastropub and Cardroom in Wichita.
The Kansas attorney general’s office grapple with Kandu Challenge is an illegal poker game. Last June, the office ordered Highlands to stop running and advertising games or face legal action. However, the business owner Cobra Crew Llc and the inventors Three Kings LLC to sue, going in pursuit of a ruling that it is a game of skill and not illegal.
The Kandu Challenge's co-creator, Shane McCullough, had substantiated that it is a game of skill because players get a peek at the cards for three to five seconds before they are dealt.
The state had cross swords that Kandu Challenge is just Texas Hold’em poker with a different name, a different terminology and a rule modifications.
The inventors and club owners had sought an exhortation to ward off the state from prosecuting them for playing the game.
“All the elements of a lottery under Kansas law — consideration, chance and prize — are met after the completion of each game of Kandu Challenge as defined by its rules,The court finds that Kandu Challenge is predominantly a game of chance and prohibited by Kansas law.” said the Judge Timothy Lahey in his decision that all three elements of illegal gambling take place within the framework of Kandu Challenge therefore, he denied the request.
“We are pleased the court agreed with our view that this game was just another creative form of illegal gambling,” said the Kansas Attorney General Steve Six in a statement that he agreed with the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission and the city of Wichita that Kandu Challenge was illegal.
The Highlands is the only business licensed to offer the game, but other businesses had begun offering the card game at their establishments, according to testimony.
The Kansas attorney general’s office grapple with Kandu Challenge is an illegal poker game. Last June, the office ordered Highlands to stop running and advertising games or face legal action. However, the business owner Cobra Crew Llc and the inventors Three Kings LLC to sue, going in pursuit of a ruling that it is a game of skill and not illegal.
The Kandu Challenge's co-creator, Shane McCullough, had substantiated that it is a game of skill because players get a peek at the cards for three to five seconds before they are dealt.
The state had cross swords that Kandu Challenge is just Texas Hold’em poker with a different name, a different terminology and a rule modifications.
The inventors and club owners had sought an exhortation to ward off the state from prosecuting them for playing the game.
“All the elements of a lottery under Kansas law — consideration, chance and prize — are met after the completion of each game of Kandu Challenge as defined by its rules,The court finds that Kandu Challenge is predominantly a game of chance and prohibited by Kansas law.” said the Judge Timothy Lahey in his decision that all three elements of illegal gambling take place within the framework of Kandu Challenge therefore, he denied the request.
“We are pleased the court agreed with our view that this game was just another creative form of illegal gambling,” said the Kansas Attorney General Steve Six in a statement that he agreed with the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office, the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission and the city of Wichita that Kandu Challenge was illegal.
The Highlands is the only business licensed to offer the game, but other businesses had begun offering the card game at their establishments, according to testimony.
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