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Is Poker Gambling?
Otto-Garry, 2007-11-29 10:05:02
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 11:18:02 Jamika-Pheleps wrote: wager=gambling
2007-11-29 11:18:56 Jannet-Eckhardstein wrote:
- That is why you bet in poker, you don't place your investment.
- Poker may require some skill, however it still requires a degree of luck.
- Think about this, if you were matched with 5 other players that had the exact same "skill" as you, 5 would lose each hand and only one would win.
- if money is involved, then it is gambling.
2007-11-29 11:16:36 Chas-Langston wrote: its still gamgling
2007-11-29 11:19:15 Josue-Wegley wrote: 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 11:19:24 Ward-Sadley wrote: It is gambling. There are two types of gambling: games of skill and games of chance. Games of chance are things like the lottery casino morongo gambling age requirement casino morongo gambling age requirement. You can't get skilled in it, it's all just dumb luck casino morongo gambling age requirement. 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.it only gambaling if ur gambaling but if ur just playing for fun no stakes i dont think it is
2007-11-29 11:17:15 Bo-Christopher wrote: If you don't have the cards you can't win, unless you are skilled at bluffing. it's not a game of skill...except for the bluff. Online gambling is not illegal federally... you have to refer to the laws in your state.
2007-11-29 11:17:53 Chanda-Lombardi wrote: It's gambling.
2007-11-29 11:19:24 Reggie-Earhart wrote: Its more luck then skill its all in the cards dealt you
2007-11-29 11:17:22 Ahmed-Ling wrote:
- Poker is gambling.
- You can improve your odds by being skillful, but you are still chancing that last ace coming from the deck.MM 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 11:20:23 Anjelica-Cady wrote: If you wager money it is gambling
2007-11-29 11:22:16 Renita-Swain wrote:
- I love to play online poker, but yes, it is gambling.
- Even though skill is involved, there is also a lot of chance involved as well since you will generally lose if you don't get dealt a winnable hand.
- Also, there are few safeguards to prevent cheating in online poker.
- The software itself could be rigged, or you could have players working in conjuction by chatting with each other online, etc.
- Maybe the government should outlaw "wagering" to get around the whole "skill" argument.
2007-11-29 11:19:13 Makeda-Day wrote: They won because they are among the very best and most skilful players But than again, world-champions poker can almost never repeat this achievement, so the luck part seems to be quite big.Or a lottery championship? morongo casino concerts marisela. The luck/skill question splits responders along a very particular axis. 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) morongo casino concerts marisela. In my opinion with poker the skill part is bigger than the luck part. 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. It is a mix of skill and luck, just like fi betting on horses is. morongo casino concerts marisela. Ever heard of a roulette tournament? Check out winners of the World Series of Poker, from 1970 to 2006. 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 casino morongo gambling age requirement. It's no lucky coincidence that Doyle Brunson has won it twice, and Stu Unger three times, against increasingly large fields free online poker game casino morongo gambling age requirement.
2007-11-29 11:32:21 Elnora-Butler 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..
2007-11-29 11:20:54 Christopher-Camp wrote: Poker is no more a game of chance than monopoly! It takes incredable skill to master poker, mainly the skills needed to read and influence decisions. It is however the wagering that causes most states to outlaw poker and theat you are wagering against other players.
