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Old 01-29-2007, 11:46 AM
Skallagrim Skallagrim is offline
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Default Re: Is poker gambling?

Gonso said "If someone were to say, "the definition of 'gambling' means the exact same as 'talking on a cell phone'. They wouldn't be expressing an opinion, they would be incorrect." Gonso is wrong and needs to read some linguistic philosophy. He should have said "if someone says THE COMMONLY ACCEPTED definition of gambling means the same as talking on a cell phone...." Then he would be right in characterizing that statement as "wrong."

Humpty Dumpty said: "words mean what I want them to mean." He was more insightful on the nature of language and definitions.

The point of my definition is, admittedly, to highlight the diff between poker and other forms of gaming for money. I think that helps the poker cause.
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