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[QUOTE="Paw_kit Aces, post: 993924, member: 35142"]
I find it fascinating that so many on this site are offended by the notion that poker is gambling.  Just because poker is a game of skill does not change the fact that it is gambling.  I don’t believe it is a disservice to call poker what it is, a gambling game. In fact some say it is a disservice to deny the facts.  Allow me to quote David Sklansky, Ed Miller and Mason Malmuth from one of my favorite poker books Small Stake Holdem “...In fact; while it may seem like a harmless cliché [poker isn't gambling] denying that poker is gambling can causes you to make systemic errors.  Expert poker players make their money in fundamentally the same way that casino, bookmakers, sports handicappers, card counters, and any other long-term winners at gambling make money.  With every decision they strive to maximize their overall expectations." And this is where there the skill comes in.  I don’t think it serves any purpose to deny the facts except perhaps to ease ones conscious or to incorrectly justify making legal changes based on the legal definition of gambling.
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