Outside of specific exceptions to Indiana state poker law, the game is illegal all over the state.
Since Indiana consider poker a game of chance, the game is essentially illegal in most forms. Unfortunately, the state government does not consider poker a game of skill, thanks to the luck of the draw.
In The Hoosier State, the crime of gambling does not include what the state code calls “bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of entries,” which would normally give poker players hope for legal poker. Is Online Poker / Gambling Legal in Indiana?
