USA Today skill vs luck

[chicagoY]

Yeah, let's invite them to play with bonuses and restroom action.

[Dima2000123]

Why don't we just schedule a statistically significant number of HU matches between members of Congress and poker pros. Let the Congressmen explain afterwards how it was mostly luck that they were taken to the cleaners.

[chicagoY]

Thanks for posting this, man, I hope that Wexler bill goes through.

[chicagoY]

"It certainly has elements of skill," said Keith Whyte, executive director of The National Council on Problem Gambling, "but the predominant element has to be chance. Otherwise, it wouldn't be gambling."

I just saw this. I hate these reductionist, nanny state SOBs.

[Rek]

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"It certainly has elements of skill," said Keith Whyte, executive director of The National Council on Problem Gambling, "but the predominant element has to be chance. Otherwise, it wouldn't be gambling."

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What he is overlooking here is that for a winning player it is NOT gambling.