Shumkoolie
Legend
Silver Level
SPANKYSN touches upon what I was thinking as well. When you boil it down, everything entails some element of risk where we gamble that the outcome will be in our favor.
Example: I took public transit to get home. I'm gambling that I will make it home safe to my family. There's always some risk, albeit small, that I will get into a fatal accident.
I guess the level of gamble is dependent on how you plan to execute the action you are taking. Such as, in a poker game, if you are playing at a table where you are the mark, then your level of gamble is much higher. Conversely, if you're one of the better players at the table, your level of gamble is lower.
Example: I took public transit to get home. I'm gambling that I will make it home safe to my family. There's always some risk, albeit small, that I will get into a fatal accident.
I guess the level of gamble is dependent on how you plan to execute the action you are taking. Such as, in a poker game, if you are playing at a table where you are the mark, then your level of gamble is much higher. Conversely, if you're one of the better players at the table, your level of gamble is lower.
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I2jr
Rock Star
Silver Level
good afternon
Of course there are many examples, I apply the opinion to juices when we talk about chance, I mean to say it somehow as if it were a roulette, we bet without being sure of what is going to happen and sometimes without any strategy, then we have several Examples like you said chess where it requires more mental activity, read the board well, follow movements and possible movements of the rival, to make our next move, we have detailed many examples, that is true, but I quote again to your answer, always talk about Game of chance in itself as if it were a lottery, I hope it's clear I understood
Of course there are many examples, I apply the opinion to juices when we talk about chance, I mean to say it somehow as if it were a roulette, we bet without being sure of what is going to happen and sometimes without any strategy, then we have several Examples like you said chess where it requires more mental activity, read the board well, follow movements and possible movements of the rival, to make our next move, we have detailed many examples, that is true, but I quote again to your answer, always talk about Game of chance in itself as if it were a lottery, I hope it's clear I understood
dgospa
Legend
Silver Level
Well playing poker for real money is gambling like it or not it is... U need some skill to play it but it s gambling..
Meire
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Obvious that poker is a game. Game is all that is dispute, and we played poker the pot of money or the championship. Regarding the luck, but poker is also a game of luck. But the long-term professionals can make money by running plays with the error minimum possible. So I think the ability is 60% of poker and the other 40% luck. For no luck no professional can drive a tournament for example.
Legion
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Of course it is gambling, isn't that why it was invented? Diffrent levels and types of skills required depending on whether you are face to face or online. Card maths, reading your opponents, memory for tells, knowing when to bluff. Lady luck is always needed! Don't matter how skilled you are, if the cards ain't right and you can't bluff your way out, your a gonner😈
Havik
Visionary
Bronze Level
Everyone has a different opinion on this and I doubt there will ever be common ground reached. There is a ton of skill in poker, but there will always be that element of luck. Either way if there is money being exchanged I believe poker will always be considered gambling.
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MaddB
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Ofcourse it's luck, I had top pair K on the flop and no flush draw at all, I knew the other guy didn't have any pair higher, can't remember the exact numbers, I betted high, he called and on the turn the flush draw came, so I went all in, he called, no A on the river but he got the flush on the river, he had weak cards but suited, and he got the flush on the river.
Doesn't matter how well you play or how well you calculate your risk, the hand can still turn on you even if your risk of losing is extremely low. Like someone here said, we don't know what card is gonna turn, so we're betting on random outcomes, this surely means it is gambling.
Doesn't matter how well you play or how well you calculate your risk, the hand can still turn on you even if your risk of losing is extremely low. Like someone here said, we don't know what card is gonna turn, so we're betting on random outcomes, this surely means it is gambling.
MrPokerVerse
Legend
Bronze Level
It is gambling with everyone at the table having the same odds. Regardless how you look at it is a form of gambling with some having more gamble in them than others. Legally it has been said it is not gambling but a game of skill. We all know this, but when you have odds, skill and luck involved, it is the definition gambling.
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milka1605
Legend
Loyaler
If you play just for fun without money, poker is sports. And with the game on the money it is a gamble. Playing on a financial exchange is just business.
Moonchild
Rock Star
Silver Level
Maybe a better question is: how can poker become a dangerous gambling problem? And ... do the poker sites share a responsibility in this? https://www.cardschat.com/forum/poker-rooms-10/promotions-integrity-ps-308896/
cranberry
Legend
Silver Level
In my opinion falsely attributed to poker gambling for a simple reason: because, if you think logically, no sports gambling, bet, or any material value will never make these games of chance! Besides poker, though there is the case of the proportion may even than most of the skill, but a gamble it considered still wrong. Thus, poker fits into the general trend of the development of sports. And I think that in the next few years the number of countries that recognize the essence of sports poker tournaments, will grow.