Thread: We need a new word for "gambling"
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Old 08-23-2005, 05:43 PM
ChuckyB ChuckyB is offline
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Default We need a new word for \"gambling\"
My girlfriend likes to call poker "gambling". I like to think of it as "a skill game played for money".

When I use the word "gambling", I think of the house having an edge (like our national lottery in Canada where they only pay out 45% of what they bring in), or betting on completely random events (coin flips, a ball landing on 8 black).

Does anyone else differentiate between poker and "gambling"?
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