[2][3] In December 2008, Walter Watkins and Diane Dent were charged with 20 counts of violating state statutes against gambling.

"[4] Walter Watkins was hosting poker games in his garage, and Diane Dent was serving the role of dealer.

"[9] James cited a 2005 study In Poker: Public Policy, Law, Mathematics, and the Future of American Tradition.

[11] The United States has, however, in previous litigation shown a preference to pay fines when countries sue it for trade restrictions than reverse the UIGEA.

The appellate court relied primarily upon older rulings from states with a less defined Dominant Factor Test.

[3] The state opted not to attempt a retrial...offering community service to both Walter Watkins and Diane Dent and a full expunging of the record.