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[QUOTE="PKRNRS, post: 4366815, member: 204993"]
I have to say that poker is a game. As in any game you can figure out how to play the game to your advantage. This is true for any game. Tic-tac-toe, chess, sports and even video games. People who excel at game playing get paid to play against other professionals. At any time these games no matter what it is can be gambling games. Anytime you wager money on a result of an outcome then it is gambling. No matter what the game is. Money won/lost on results is gambling. No ifs, ands or buts. 
Poker however doesn't enjoy a pleasant reputation. It's akin to bringing home a whore for your prom date. Bad reputation for providing a service that everyone has used at one point. This reputation stems from the fact that poker wasn't played as it is today in its early roots. It was how well one could "cheat" at poker. It spent decades in the gutter as people cheat each other out of money. Even today players continue to find ways to cheat the system. Fake chips, online collusion. It will never be a respectable thing to call oneself a "poker" player from those that look on from the outside.
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