[DeadMoneyDad]

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Plus, there is a clear distinction in the law. In most states gambling is a crime, "gaming" for money is perfectly legal. The distinction is most often based on whether the game is a game of predominantly chance, or a game of predominantly skill. The former is legally gambling, the latter is legally not.

Skallagrim

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More simply is if there is a built in advantage of the game.

In States where home poker is legal and other froms of private gaming are illegal, seems to point to the further desire of legislators to allow games of skill that do not automatically generate a profit for the operator. The later is seen as a pure profit motive overriding the ability of the individual to seek entertainment.

Porn is an interesting similarities, you can watch porn but if those who proift from the disrtibution or production are seen as "over profiting" or harming nearly anyone else the interests of the State overide personal freedoms.



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