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Message: [QUOTE="PoKeRFoRNiA, post: 2326649, member: 51710"] Just because something requires skills doesn't mean it's not gambling. Blackjack requires skills also but it is one of biggest gambling games in the world. Anytime you're putting money into the pot or wagering the money where you're not guaranteed to win your money back, then it is a form of gambling. Skill portion only applies over long period of time. Skill is only determined through long term result. Skilled players gamble towards their favor while unskilled players gamble against their favor. But it is still gambling. Case closed. What's next? Sportsbetting is not gambling also since skills are required to research the teams, their stats in certain environment and against certain teams, etc? [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling[/url] [B]Gambling[/B] is the [URL="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wager#Verb"]wagering[/URL] of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money"]money[/URL] or something of material [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28economics%29"]value[/URL] (referred to as "the stakes") on an [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_%28probability_theory%29"]event[/URL] with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements be present: consideration, chance and prize.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling#cite_note-1"][1][/URL] Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period. When I go all-in with a flopped straight/nuts against someone with a flush draw or a set, I am gambling. I am gambling towards my favor but I am still gambling because if the board pairs or another suit that completes their flush falls, I lose the pot. I flopped the best hand but I had no guarantee that I was going to win the pot although I was favorite to win it. FAVORITE does not mean it's not gambling. [/QUOTE]

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