[milesvp]

You lost me at poker. Poker is not against the house, and a rake simply changes various betting expected values. Poker is very much a game with varying levels of skill. A good player will consistently outplay a bad player. It is, however a game of high variance, so you need a bigger bankroll than most people realize. Also the skill level goes up quickly. a 10-20 table is much harder to beat than a 5-10 table. In fact these 2 facts makes a common meme with regular poker players. They find they can win at a lower stakes table then take their winnings only to lose it at a higher stakes table that they might be good enough to play but don’t have the bankroll to survive. Then they go back to grind it out at the lower stakes table. Rinse repeat.

[funny948]

I mentioned it to the other person commenting as well:

Gambling means someone has to lose.

It is not a job. It is not a way to earn money. It is a way to take money from others.

The majority of people have to lose, otherwise it wouldn't work for the few people trying to get all theothers to 'play with them'.

And yes i think poker is one of the 'fairest' 'games' but the same issue applies.

Imagine everyone winning in poker. Go figger