Why is poker card games legal gambling but not slot machines in California?
Question by Think about it: Why is poker card games legal gambling but not slot machines in California?
You can lose a quarter on a game of slot machine but usually you lose a lot more on a hand of poker, so why is one legal and the other not in California? (aside from on Indian reservations).
Isn’t playing the Lottery 100% chance? That’s legal too.
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Answer by ElDuderino
one is a game of skill (poker does require luck, but a good player can win with a crap hand) and one is all luck. I guess California legislated out games of chance.
You’d be surprised how quickly quarters add up to a hell of a lot of money when you are mindlessly feeding them into a machine, and you are mindlessly feeding booze into your mouth.
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The reason is because Poker cards games can be considered a type of sport. Something that would take skill and slots is a game of luck. If you feel like playing slots or many other casino games there are online casinos you can play at if you’re 18 years of age and older. There’s plenty of legal and trustworthy site such as slots oasis and cherry red. you can find them here http://web18casino.com/
Slot machines usually add up pretty quick…first off, most have multiple lines so typically you need to play 3, 5 or even more times the basic bet amount to qualify for the biggest payout. Secondly, a typical poker table will see maybe 15-20 hands in an hour…on a slot machine, you can approach that many spins in a minute.
There was a famous court case long ago in CA that established Poker is a game of skill more than it is a game of luck. This is why certain poker games are legal in CA.
Also, Poker is not played against the House. The House earns a fee (also known as a rake) from the players. The House doesn’t really care who wins as long as there is no cheating. The only concern the house has is filling empty poker tables with players and making sure those people keep coming back.
As for the lottery, that game is 99.99% chance. There is one way to use skill but it won’t improve your odds much. A lottery player can use skill by picking his or her own numbers on a multiple game lotto draw. If a player enters five games in the draw and uses five unique sets of numbers (no repeat numbers on any game), then he or she can improve the odds of winning. But the odds are still horrible even with that system. Also, the government justifies lottery games because of all the good things the money is spent on. It’s nice to create your own reality and justify running a gambling game that features the worst odds out there.