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Is poker considered gambling?

pcthrowaway 4y ago
How could it not be? Most players lose money over their lifetimes. It's played in Casinos. There's skill involved, sure, but it's still gambling.
sitzkrieg 4y ago
well a game of skill with betting seems less harsh and way more fun to watch at any rate. havent seen many slots strategy breakdown videos
- mod 4y ago
  Slots can be played profitably. Not just any slot, not just anytime, but some slots become +EV when the jackpots get high enough. Some other games have been profitable to play in the past, after careful analysis by players. "Advantage players" seek these games out and monitor them for profitable situations. In other cases, there are strategies to just lose less money. Anyway, all that to say, there's definitely slot advice videos and all that out there.
alexb_ 4y ago
Gambling is impossible to win at and involves you slowly losing money to the house. Poker is a game with skill involved where you can make money off other players.
- mod 4y ago
  That's an incorrect definition of gambling, although it is an accurate portrayal of most gambling. Poker is a good reason why your definition is incorrect. Poker is gambling, but it doesn't resemble you slowly losing your money to the house. I mean, that happens too, but it resembles slowly losing your money to the other players. Unless you're in the small % of winning players, then it looks like gambling where you slowly win money from the other players.
mod 4y ago
Not only considered, it meets the criteria very well. It's definitely gambling. If you're a pro (or better than your competitors), it's kinda like being the house in a blackjack game, except a lot less variance, because the edge is greater. But still a lot of variance. Poker is gambling, and it feels like gambling.
StanislavPetrov 4y ago
Any time you risk money on the outcome of anything it is gambling, whether the odds are favorable for you or not, or whether it is a game of skill or not.

How could it not be? Most players lose money over their lifetimes. It's played in Casinos. There's skill involved, sure, but it's still gambling.

sitzkrieg 4y ago

well a game of skill with betting seems less harsh and way more fun to watch at any rate. havent seen many slots strategy breakdown videos

mod 4y ago
Slots can be played profitably. Not just any slot, not just anytime, but some slots become +EV when the jackpots get high enough. Some other games have been profitable to play in the past, after careful analysis by players. "Advantage players" seek these games out and monitor them for profitable situations. In other cases, there are strategies to just lose less money. Anyway, all that to say, there's definitely slot advice videos and all that out there.

alexb_ 4y ago

Gambling is impossible to win at and involves you slowly losing money to the house. Poker is a game with skill involved where you can make money off other players.

mod 4y ago
That's an incorrect definition of gambling, although it is an accurate portrayal of most gambling. Poker is a good reason why your definition is incorrect. Poker is gambling, but it doesn't resemble you slowly losing your money to the house. I mean, that happens too, but it resembles slowly losing your money to the other players. Unless you're in the small % of winning players, then it looks like gambling where you slowly win money from the other players.

mod 4y ago

Not only considered, it meets the criteria very well. It's definitely gambling. If you're a pro (or better than your competitors), it's kinda like being the house in a blackjack game, except a lot less variance, because the edge is greater. But still a lot of variance. Poker is gambling, and it feels like gambling.

StanislavPetrov 4y ago

Any time you risk money on the outcome of anything it is gambling, whether the odds are favorable for you or not, or whether it is a game of skill or not.