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Can I offer contests that involve both skill and chance in Texas? What are the requirements?

Requirements for Contests Involving Skill and Chance in Texas

In Texas, tournaments or contests that involve both skill and chance are allowed under certain conditions [4]. The following requirements must be met:

  1. The tournament or contest must consist of the card games of chance commonly known as cribbage, skat, sheepshead, bridge, euchre, pinochle, gin, 500, smear, Texas hold’em, or whist [4].
  2. The tournament or contest must not provide any direct financial benefit to the promoter or organizer [4].
  3. The value of all prizes awarded to the participants in the tournament or contest must be established in advance of the tournament or contest and must not be determined by the number of participants or the amount of any fees paid by those participants [4].

Therefore, if your contest meets these requirements, you can offer contests that involve both skill and chance in Texas.

Note that this information only applies to contests involving card games of chance. If your contest involves other types of games or activities, different rules may apply.

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