Is poker gambling?

[Skallagrim]

Well Jared, by my proposed definition (which I have to admit I stole from the New Hamsphire Criminal Law definition of gambling) the first group you mention would not be gambling, and I think most people really dont consider it gambling when they bet $10 on which of them shoots the better score on the next round of golf. They consider it gambling when they bet on whether Tiger Woods or some other golfer shoots the best round at some pro tournament though.

But office pools and the like, thats gambling because although there may be some skill in making the right picks, you, unless you are somehow participating in the event, do not influence who gets the oscar, or wins the game, etc...