The Supreme Court in Denmark has ordered a man to pay back $38.000 in winnings from playing online poker professionally. This was apparently not legal according to the Danish laws and now he has to pay the money back. A lot of players are making a living playing online poker these players must now reconsider what they will do next. According to a local newspaper the violation of the laws happens when the players plays from a computer within Denmark, even though the game is hosted outside the country. The local regulations are applicable because of the location of the computer it is not the location of the game. The 35-year old player had been unemployed for over a year while he earned his living playing online poker, which according to the judge was an illegal source of income. This player is the second player who has been sentenced in court in Denmark. Back in June another Court in the country found a person guilty of organising poker tournaments but after an appeal to the Supreme Court the Supreme Court concurred. This case however was not about online poker, so in a way this case was the first of its kind. According to the newspaper a total of 50.000 people are estimated to play online poker in the country. The lawyers representing the state do not think that this decision is principal and they will decide what to do on a case to case basis, said Crown Prosecuter Svend Larsen. The only good news for the poker player was that the Supreme Court threw out a fine of $979 he had been given by the Eastern High Court upon his conviction in November. The reason for discarding this fine was the fact that the law is unspecific about online poker.
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