Every Friday night,Mel organizes a poker game in his home.Friends from the neighborhood and his work join in the game.At the end of a typical evening the winner will walk away with about $30.Under Texas law,the winner is in violation of the gambling statute but the losers are not.

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Under Texas law, gambling is defined as "betting on the partial or final result of a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in a game or contest." Therefore, all participants in the poker game, including the losers, are in violation of the statute as they are betting on the result of the game.

Every Friday Night,Mel Organizes a Poker Game in His Home