Is poker a game of skill or luck? For regular players that's a no-brainer, but showing that skill wins out has proven surprisingly difficult for mathematicians. Now two studies that tapped the vast amounts of data available from online casinos have provided some of the best evidence yet that poker is skill-based. Many hope that the results will help to roll back laws and court decisions that consider poker gambling, and therefore illegal in certain contexts. (More)
Monday, April 13, 2009
Is poker a game of skill or luck? Research begins!
Is poker a game of skill or luck? For regular players that's a no-brainer, but showing that skill wins out has proven surprisingly difficult for mathematicians. Now two studies that tapped the vast amounts of data available from online casinos have provided some of the best evidence yet that poker is skill-based. Many hope that the results will help to roll back laws and court decisions that consider poker gambling, and therefore illegal in certain contexts. (More)
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Hey Ken, tell Slade the domain "sirgeorge.us" has expired.
He'd better hurry up or he will be sirgeorge-life.us
For me, skill and luck are both need in playing poker or any gambling... There's a situation always need a luck even if you have a skill.
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