[ianlippert]

Poker is gambling. Why call it anything else? People who call poker gambling in a derogatory way dont understand what gambling really is. They just know that the house always wins, so you should stay away from gambling. Honestly, this is good advice. Lots of people lose at craps and lots of people lose at poker. Poker is probably worse because its easy to get fooled that you can win. Your girlfriend probably thinks you are going to lose lots of money at poker, and you probably will.