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Is Poker Gambling?
Mellissa-Prechtl, 2007-11-29 10:11:50
I know this sounds like an easy "Yes" answer, but poker is definitely a different kind of gambling than roulette, craps, or playing the lottery. Poker takes skill unlike casino-type games. Should online poker be illegal just like those other online gambling games, or should poker be an exemption since it is a game of skill.Also, there are professional poker players making millions of dollars. You don't see professional roulette players or professional lottery players. This is some peoples jobs where they collect all their income from. Taking away online poker could put people out of jobs.Just a thought.
2007-11-29 11:16:36 Antionette-Atweeke wrote: its still gamgling baccarat casino game.
2007-11-29 11:20:35 Damien-Erschoff wrote: poker may be a game of skill to those who take the time to learn it from the inside out, but to most...it's GAMBLING. they have to get lucky in order to win. online poker is not legal in the US mostly because our government cannot figure out a way to tax the profits from the company providing the poker service.
2007-11-29 11:29:57 Filiberto-Zadovsky wrote:
- it only gambaling if ur gambaling but if ur just playing for fun no stakes i dont think it isIt is gambling virtual online casino gambling baccarat baccarat casino game.
- There are two types of gambling: games of skill and games of chance msn free casino baccarat baccarat casino game baccarat casino game.
- Games of chance are things like the lottery.
- You can't get skilled in it, it's all just dumb luck.
- While there is an element of chance in poker, it's largely a game of skill.
- But, whether its based on skill or chance doesn't change whether it's gambling or not msn free casino baccarat.
2007-11-29 11:32:21 Stanton-Shallenberger wrote: you answered your own question...it's definitely a different type of gambling than.....playing ponies requires skill, and some make money at it..but it is still gambling....when you risk money, on games of chance...no matter how small the element of chance is....it's gambling..it is still gambling no matter how you cut it. i agree that there is a great deal of skill involved, but that skill can only be used to increase the likelyhood of you winning. at best, in a game of texas hold em', you will get youself into a situation where you are a 4 to 1 favorite to win a given hand. that's still a 20% chance that you will lose and it is still gambling.
2007-11-29 11:17:22 Debbie-Hills wrote: Poker is gambling. You can improve your odds by being skillful, but you are still chancing that last ace coming from the deck.
- Its more luck then skill its all in the cards dealt youMM i see what you are saying cos any other gambling is luck, rather than skill.
- however any card game you play for money is still considered gambling.
- counting cards takes skill, but its still used in Gambling
2007-11-29 11:19:13 Lavonia-Leichter wrote: it is a mix of skill and luck, just like fi betting on horses is. in my opinion with poker the skill part is bigger than the luck part. but than again, world-champions poker can almost never repeat this achievement, so the luck part seems to be quite big.
2007-11-29 11:18:02 Tiana-Hills wrote: wager=gambling
2007-11-29 11:43:04 Curt-Mitchell wrote: it is a game of skill with an undeniable and significant luck element built-in, which must be accounted for in order to play well. or a lottery championship? the luck/skill question splits responders along a very particular axis. check out winners of the world series of poker, from 1970 to 2006. they won because they are among the very best and most skilful players it's no lucky coincidence that doyle brunson has won it twice, and stu unger three times, against increasingly large fields. those that have never played poker, and do not know the rules, betting system, odds calculation, opponent reading and so forth, will lump it in the stereotypical "gambling" category alongside roulette, blackjack, and other games in which the outcome is fixed by probabilities (and always in favour of the house). those who know poker (as i do, having been a keen student of the game and player for about 15 years), will tell you with no trace of a doubt, that it is a game of skill. ever heard of a roulette tournament?
