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I was recently browsing the internet on a topic as to why cryptocurrency gambling games are so addictive. This topic is not only about online crypto gambling please do remember this before replying.

While going through multiple websites for my topic I found out that the online gambling industry has been growing rapidly. The growth has been significant as in 2021 the global online gambling industry size was recorded at $61.5 Billion (https://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/most-popular-online-games-in-igaming-industry-2022), whereas it went up to $79.8 Billion (https://www.imarcgroup.com/online-gambling-market) in 2022. The rise as per my understanding is significant.

While going through different websites I stumbled upon many websites which were about the top most played games in online casinos in 2021-2022. I have listed down the top 4 most played games below but my question is which one of these do you consider to be a game of skill or a game of chance?

• Slots
• Balckjack
• Baccarat
• Poker

   

I think Slots is a game of chance and Poker is a game of skills. Do you agree?

I prefer Roulette, but not mentioned. It requires pure luck. So I do not have to deceive myself.

There is much more to learn about Poker, which means it requires skills too, but that does not mean it is not also a game of luck. All are games of luck.

Gambling generally is luck, but we have to gamble responsibly because of house edge.

I think both of these two are given on the preferred types and the two other you mentioned are likely to be the same, which is baccarat for game of chance and game of skills for blackjack. To think luck was just a coincidence on game of skills, I think it's not, luck comes to those who mostly take the chances just to win.

If you consider Poker a game of skill then playing Blackjack should be one as well. It also requires basic strategies to beat the dealer even without the use of the now forbidden card counting. For sure there's luck involve in this but you do more analysis here than just rolling. I don't really know much about Baccarat but I think it's more of a luck-based game since the gambler has less control of the outcome or none at all.

Slots and Baccarat are games of luck/chance, you don't really need a skill in order to win. as for blackjack and poker, though you still need luck playing these games, the game heavily relies on your decisions, strategy, and knowledge of the game if you want the round to end in your favor.

online blackjack is probably much more a game of a chance than a game of skills.
Plus if you think that real casino could just ban people that try to cheat... it's become just a game based on luck.
I think the only game that is "purely" based on skill is just poker :(

Apart from card games everything is game if chance whereas in poker its combination of skill and luck while someone with extraordinary memory skills can do a strategy called counting cards its only possible with photographic memory and instant counting knowledge whereas its banned by offline casinos so anyone who found to be using counting cards strategy they will be banned from gambling again.

In general gambling is a matter of luck the one you should include is lottery cause one dollar ticket can win you a million dollars or more.

I can see why you favor the game of chance but we can agree to disagree on this. I choose the other side even if it's done online since the player still has more options available to him. He can choose to add one more card or just decide to settle. He could also split pairs when given the opportunity. Those kind of decision making involved in the game makes me think it's more of a game of skills.

1,2,3 is obvious based on pure luck, Black Jack though you can read the cards, but casinos will automatically ask you to leave if they suspected of you of card counting. Or putting a lot of card in the deck so that it will be hard for you to count the cards.

So Baccarat, there is no strategy, either Banker or Player, or Draw.

Poker, require skills, there's already a pro circuit in the US with millions of dollars as winning price.

Slots? we all know that answer to that.

Games of chance are those which are pure-luck based; dice games,slots, roulettes, etc. In every gambling activity, luck is needed but there are games such as those involving cards wherein it is a mixture of skills and luck in order to come up with a win. Basically, those wherein strategies work are those which requires skills. Strategies such as bluffing, managing your bets, checking for odds, and the likes could help a player on winning the game. There are also games such as with sportsbetting wherein player's analysis of the teams or players plays a key function to win the game; a matter of doing background checks, previous fights, statistics and all.Despite of being different with their natures, players are having the same goal and are stepping on the same ground.

Slots is a game of chance or luck, you don't know what will be the next spin on the reel. And everything is based on RTP, and with that, most likely gamblers are going to lose their money on it. But the twist is that it's more fun to play with this slot machine games.

For Poker, yeah, there are professional pokers around the world, and this is more on the game of skill, you learn how to play with your cards, bluff your opponents or even read your opponents and guess what will be their card and so you will form your own strategy against them.

I will answer by saying this that every game comes as a game of chance and skills but those who take the idea to work out their own strategy towards winning make a difference, which is more likely in every occasions whereby a gambler bet and never expected anything coming and eventually he wins while the time he expected it coming he never wins, that is time and chance, skills also matyers because of the method of administration to each bet being made is different as the games are different as well, some games will actually demand  that skills of yours you've got before winning.

Just as you have said op, I think poker requires a player skills while the others like Blackjack, slot,  Baccarat etcetera are games of luck.
But if you view of all them generally then you could also classify poker as a game of luck also because most times you don't get to know how good your opponent is, and all you have to depend on is your luck. Even the best poker player sometimes still losses a bet.
After all we are dealing with gambling here.

All type of gambling is a game of chance or else it is not gambling anymore. Poker is commonly categorized as game of skills because you can increase your chance of winning to optimum level if you have skills since you are up against other players and not the house but it doesn’t mean that it’s not a game of chance. There’s some point on the poker which you will rely purely on chances of hitting the right card to win so there’s no guarantee that you will win even if you have a skills unless you are playing with bunch of newbies that is scared on you.

I believe Blackjack can be categorized as game of skills too on some table that doesn’t have continuous shuffling deck because card count can increase your chance of winning like the poker scenario.

In conclusion, even if the game is heavily relying on skills to win. We can’t ignore the fact that you still need luck on side to win and this is when chances needs to be on your side.

Poker is a game that requires skill and courage as well as luck. I prefer to play this game because it's fun to be able to play against other people at the gambling table.

Whereas slot games only rely on luck without skill so a beginner can play it anytime, but for the other two games such as baccarat and blackjack I have never played both games, so I'm not sure to judge the two games relying on luck or skill  ;)

Poker is only good if you have the skills but it’s a terrible game if you don’t have any good skills to play this game properly. Only few gamblers play poker flawlessly and the rest is just giving money to the better player.

I’d rather play slots that purely rely on luck rather than poker which I don’t have any chance of winning. Atleast on slot I have a chance to hit huge win by just spinning without any effort to think on how to beat other players.

Online gambling is not addicting, and all depends on the personality, at all levels both online and offline one can control oneself. Why people visit more on online casino is because online gambling is easy and fast to enter because of the technology that is involved. You can use a device that is in hand to enter the site right away. While offline casino halls are some times are very far from the gambler and that doesn't mean that the gambler is not addicted. Just the distance that restricted him.
Slots and Baccarat might move together because they all games of luck/chance
Poker is a game of skill but if you don't have luck in a faithful day you won't win that day, so luck goes for all the games.

They're both kinds of used in the table/card games, luck gives you the cards you can use to play while skill decides whether or not to continue the play with the cards you got. You can technically wait till you get a good card in poker and play aggressively with that and that would make poker a game purely based on skill, but because of bluffing, where you have a weak hand and still play like a madman, it would involve a certain level of skill (based on decision making that is).

And slots are well, slots. I don't think there's anything to talk about it.

Games of skills are games where the determinant factor towards the final result will be skills, while at games of luck the determinant factor will be luck, despite the experience of the gambler on those games.

As I see, in every games mentioned (poker, slots, baccarat and blackjack), the determinant factor is luck, without any doubts, so all of them are games of luck.

On the other hand, if you bet with your friend you could beat him on a PVP match at any online video-game we could be talking about a game of skill, since the main factor driving your bet to the victory is your personal skills on that game in particular. If you are good on it, you will win. If you are bad, you will lose. And that can't be changed on long run.

Totally agree but luck still plays a factor in poker, even if you're good at poker and hiding your card, your opponent can still make a wild guess and become lucky to hit it, on slot and dice games you can employ some of the popular methods like martingale, you can win on one night but you cannot sustain your winnings with all the strategist employs.

If we can develop an effective method of gambling whether sports or luck-based, casinos cannot sustain their business, let us just accept the fact that casinos are entertainment portals, you will be disappointed if you treat them not.

I also agree with Yogee, Blackjack is a game of skill as you have to think most of the time and choose your moves precisely every round based on the cards you'll get so they require skills but that doesn't mean we can always win through skills alone since the dealer can still change the outcome depending on the cards they get despite picking the best moves possible. Baccarat on the other hand is similar to slots and other games that rely on luck since the dealer will be the one to do everything once the round starts.

Slot is totally a game of luck. As for poker it involves skill before luck because if you don't have the skill and you are playing with someone more skillful in the game than you, definitely he will win you.

Luck comes in when both players are skillful and a slight mistake can be used against you due to his luck and skill. Though in gambling luck is the most important thing because you might be skillful enough but if you are not on your lucky day..sorry you will be a loser.

I agree since if you think, when playing slots you are just simply there waiting for results, no strategy involved, just pure play of luck. Thus, it is indeed a game of chance, where there is no slightest guarantee of win when you analyze it. On the other hand, Poker is a game where you can assess the game and have a bet that is from your experience and skill with the game. Although, we might say that luck also is a part of it, we can still classify it as a game of skill since basically you can apply your skills to it in order for you to win.

Yes, slot games are games of chance based on the luck of each player. If the player can get lucky, he can win big or small. But that luck will not always come every time he plays slot games and luck will surely move to other people.

But the game of Poker is a game of skill where we need the knowledge to play Poker properly. Many people learn to play Poker but not many people succeed in mastering the game of Poker.

But whatever the gambling game, we can experience gambling addiction because gambling games can make us come back after winning or losing.

No, the four gambling games, I do not admit the game is a game of skill, after I read your topic I remember the sources I've read about: CAN YOU WIN: GAMES OF SKILL (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336104040_CAN_YOU_WIN_GAMES_OF_SKILL_CAN_YOU_WIN_GAMES_OF_SKILL)

Conclusion: Believe it or not, whatever type of game is on online gambling sites, everything is luck. Game of skill, just undercover.

Slots as for me is a game with pure chances while poker and blackjack are strategic games where we could apply skills but there's no guarantee that if we apply skills, we'll always win over the house.
Luck still exists in all forms of gambling, especially in online casinos.
Having skills will be somehow an advantage but isn't reliable all the time. Our fate mostly still relies on luck.

Lucky existing in all games makes all in the list a game of chance. Like the lottery, slot is also like a game of luck. Even if users already know these, it didn't stop them from playing it. Anyway, if the game needs the player to know something about rules and which card beats the other means it really needs skills to beat the house.

OP only asks a question but has to insert different links in his post. This is quite odd.

Each game is closely related to two, namely luck and skill. But there are some games that require a greater percentage of skill and only require a smaller percentage of luck in them. Vice versa.
These two factors can never be separated.
Regarding slot games, I think slots are games that require luck and are different from poker which require greater skill in playing so I will say yes to your question.

How much time and money have you spent playing these two games and how do you feel friend?
If in one week you are active almost every day playing, then you will find a more accurate answer.

All above games are game of chance (luck needed) but few of them required skills in order to play it better.
Poker is the game that required skills although we can play without skills at all but it is not recommended ofc.
Poker without skills mostly happen in free tournament where some people do all in all the time, I've seen it many times when I was actively participating in free poker tournament.
Blackjack also required skills to read the card and to decide what to do with our hand.

Slot: think about it, what could be the ability...  nothing, the ability in this case is not intrinsic to the game, but to the player, e.g. in his good management of the bets, his budget to gambling etc.

The rest, BJ, Baccarat may require numerical skills, but if you have them, you probably don't play BJ, lol, but obviously they do require experience and skill.

Poker, to summarize it, some experts say that it is 80% skill, 20% Lucky, although it is inappropriate to give an exact percentage, but without a doubt, the Poker it is in which in the long term you can get good income, that largely this happens to the player's skills.

Yes. I have to agree with your opinion on this, I have played both of these games and the longest is Poker. But to be honest, I am more knowledgeable about the game of Poker and it really helps train my memory in playing.

Slots rely more on luck because there are no patterns and strategies to play this game as far as I know, while Poker requires intelligence and skill to play it, if you don't master it you can be sure you will lose to other people, even though there are times when we get bad luck from the game Poker, even though the cards we hold are good, bad luck can happen.

A very common term that we know from the game Poker, Full House, Royal Flush, Four of a Kind, Straight, Straight Flush, Flush, Three of a Kind, One Pair, Two Pair and High Card. For poker players, this term is quite familiar, which we know from the arrangement of cards in playing poker.

Blackjack is a game of skill, with a bit of luck mixed into it, as with most of the games you play in the casino really. On the other hand, Dice games are exclusively based upon chance and are not (at least I hope) determined by any parameter or rule that is set upon by the casino or the players. Frankly enough you could look at every casino and you'd find that most card games are based upon chance, with blackjack and poker being exclusively based on skills, and even those two still have some element of luck that put into play, that could oftentimes determine the outcome of your game. Exactly. Slots literally just require you to crank a lever and hope for the best the rest of these games at least involve some human cognitive aspect to win.

I don't agree with you. It happens that even a professional poker player gets bad cards several times in a row, which leads to the loss of money. I think differently - luck plays an important role in any game of chance and it should not be forgotten. Professionalism is good, but when you also have luck with you, it's an explosive mix.

For now, Slots is a game that is more popular than the games on your list. because, slots do not require skill to play them. As for Blackjack, at least this game isn't like you're playing slots. you also need experience, it can also involve technique even though it doesn't require extra skills like playing poker.
Well, Baccarat is the game that I like the most, this game is easy, simple, but requires a very high level of patience. at least, in a game of Baccarat, one has to be more careful. because of this game, it will often involve you being a little disturbed emotionally.

Speaking of poker, in my experience, the only casino gambling that really requires skill is poker. besides that, playing poker also trains high patience. In essence, the game is more complex than the types of games in your list of threads.
however, gambling that has continued to exist until now is sports betting. Sports betting also requires skills, knowledge, and experience. So, it's not just poker that requires skill. but, of all the gambling that we discuss in this thread. only slot games that are really easy to play, practical, and offer rewards that are no less unique than other types of gambling games.

Not really. A good player will fold instantly after getting cards that don't promise anything and the only thing they use is the blind which often is just a few dollars.
You can keep folding for a long time and then win once and reset everything. This is something you can't do playing dice, unless you martingale.
I agree with OP that poker is a game of skill but most games only depend on your luck.

It's obvious and doesn't need much discussion - which games have people been able to master over entire lifetimes and turn a profit? It's basically only poker on that list, which still includes an element of chance but it can  be overruled in the long run by skilled players. A truly skilled poker player can read others around them, subtly price up bets to determine value, bluff their hands if positioned perfectly and generally take many profitable steps. However blackjack (not including card counting which will get you ejected) will always favor the house in the long run, as the dealer will have a fixed play up to 16 or 17. Slots are a farce and nothing other than flashing lights, noises and graphics trying to visually impress.

I think all of them are games of chance, basically random with the exception of Blackjack and Poker which can have a component of skill which my depend on the player to read the physical cues of their foes, in order to take advantage of it.

I believe that is one of the reasons there are people who rather to play live Poker or blackjack, instead their virtual/electronic equivalents.
The live poker tournaments can be more entertaining, in my humble opinion.

Right. Slots and baccarat are purely a game of chance and luck. They provide the best odds in the casino that makes them very exciting to play. And to think that they are games of chances, there’s no need to use any strategy or skill to win. However, for blackjack and poker, these are the games that are more skilled based, but still luck is also needed. But if you are a player with high knowledge and skills, you will eventually make an advantage from these games as best players always end up making the best profits in the casino.

Beside Poker here every other game is a game of chance and  yes I know about Blackjack that you remember and count the cards but that in online casinos have been eliminated as they play with a big number of card decks and not like traditional Blackjack we are used to when we play in a physical casino,so this makes also Blackjack a game of chance.Slot machines are the devil in person,exactly the devil in person,they deceive you in the worse possible way and you end up losing a huge amount of money if you are not careful there,I am talking from personal experience,every time I am winning with a minimal bet the moment I raise it,it is game over really fast.Baccarat don't know as I have never played it.

Slots- Luck
Blackjack- Skill
Baccarat- Luck
Poker- Skill

Just like others been pointing out that that online blackjack is somewhat particularly needs up some luck most of the time which i do agree though.
In overall, if you do really want to have that have fun then its up to someones preference on which one he would really be preferring into.

Well, we can’t deny that these games listed above certainly need luck so you can beat your opponents. However, with poker and blackjack, though these games require luck and chances, but they can be beaten more if you focus on your skill and develop your strategy to win. Unlike most of the casino games, blackjack and poker are more on skill and strategy, and you can maximize your returns or gains if you play them skillfully.

That's true for Poker and I think the least luck is involved when you play at live tournaments and are mentally very strong so you don't go tilt. When you play online it is tougher in my opinion as people can have a bot running and you just don't know it. There are many softwares that have become popular. Years ago there were newbies around and if you could identify them, you could actually also benefit from it. That potential has declined significantly over the years.

I think I will have to disagree with the second stats as I feel and know every gambling is under the basis of how lucky you are because even after gathering enough stats in order to place a bet you will still have to be lucky for the actual stats to have a positive outcome so I feel bought are a game of chance. I don't believe any gamblers have skills he or she is using to execute a special winning by him, its just one big whole circle of luck. There is every chance and possibility that you can loose or win a bet on slots and poker.

I agree with what you mentioned, OP.

A game of chance involves a series of games where you would rely on absolute luck- no skill involved just pure luck. An example of a game that fits in this category is slots due to its nature where you pull a level and hope for the best; whereby a game of skill relies on a series of techniques in order to at least gain a small advantage depending on your decisions. An example of this are poker, blackjack, and other card games where it involves you deciding.

If there is another game that involves a game of skills, I would say is sports-betting. It is more of a game of skill due to the technicalities and considerations that a person would think before choosing a team on which to bet on.

Yes, and because of the pandemic, crypto and online gambling balloon to a massive proportions, we have seen a lot of casinos being born around that time and still up to this day, they have their signature campaigns here and becoming bigger than ever. All of them are even competing to get personalities as their brand ambassador and athletes as well and for sure it will still increase in the next 5-10 years. Casinos are going to popup in this niche and there will be competitions.


Slots could be one of the top most played games because you don't need skills and it's easy to learn, you just have to put your money in any slots of your choosing, it has hundreds of themes that a normal gambler can choose, enjoy, easy as that.

Blackjack and Baccarat, for those who love card games obviously, they can either go bet live with dealer or just simply video blackjack.

Poker, we are all familiar with it, it's a skill game no matter what angle you look at it.

Slot games are a game of chance, otherwise know as game of luck, which means, the gambler is total dependent on luck to win or lose in the game..

I've never played poker before, so in all honestly, I can't tell if it's a game of chance or skill, but what I do know is that most games that has to do with cards are mostly games of skill, where the gambler's knowledge and skill will be the determinant to whether he or she wins or loses the game..
This is what I think.

When it comes to any card games which do involves on how you should really be handing well of your card or simply with your hands then it would really be considered to be strategic which is something that you would be needing to be that skillful or does have strategy against other players which we know that there are even poker players who do make a living out of this gambling game which does proves out that
if you are really that good at it then you could really sustain but we cant really deny the fact that luck do still play a great part out of these games considering that we are really indeed
dealing with gambling which we know that we do really mainly needed up these things.

Yup, I agree.
Don't forget that dice is also a game of chance or luck and still, many do like to play on this game because it's very fun to play so.

It's actually a game of both but to weigh these two, it all ends up with a game of skill. Because if even you're not lucky with your cards and if you're skilled in bluffing, that means that even having weak cards, you can still turn the situation and win against those high cards if they're scared of you bluffing them.

Every online and offline casino game requires skill and chance which some people consider luck.
1. If any gambler doesn't understand the rules of the game and how to make the best use of every chance she gets the person has already loose the game before it even started.
2. No matter what a good gambler is in the game she needs a little luck on her side to successfully thrive in the game.

In all casino games, luck is always vital. But unlike most of the casino games, poker and blackjack may give us bigger returns when we play them with skills and strategies to win. So it’s an advantage for us if we have the mastery or expertise in playing the cards and give us more chances to be profitable if we are also skilled on it.

I would say that all of the casino games are games of chance and none falls in the game of skill. Yeah Poker is a bit tricky and people think if you have the skill you are better at playing poker, which is not correct in my point of view.
Usually, poker is not an easy game for someone who never played it first. People will first learn about poker and think that it is a skill based game.

Without even asking, it should be obvious that slots is a luck-based game and poker, although requires luck, can be applied with good skills.

Simply, we can't apply any strategy to increase our chance of winning in slots as everything is random. That's why in that kind of game, always have the ability to limit ourselves during losing and try to take a break when winning big. In luck-based games, bankroll management should always be the priority.

Referring to poker, of course, we also need luck here to somehow always expect to have the best set of cards. However, even with bad cards, a user has a chance to turn the table in favor of them. Overall though, playing poker and related games, a good experience is required.

Wow, haha, 😂, from this little/simple, but yet vital information, I think poker must be an really interesting game to play, somebody shared a link with me yesterday, a YouTube video actually, through which I could learn how to poker, I will make out time to thoroughly watch that video..
I can't wait to try my hands on some poker games, I just hope the online version be as fun as it is to play it in the physical.

Of course, a slot game is a game of chance, the same with roulettes, as gamblers will just only watch how those spins will give them a fortunate win.

In poker and any card-based games, luck + skills can be applied in order to win.

Generally, in every gambling, luck is needed but not purely we can depend on it if we talk about card-based games such as those games you have mentioned.

it is indeed that Poker needs skills to win constantly but still there is a luck that needs to win meaning both are chance game mate , because no matter how skilled you are in poker but once you are dealing with another skilled gamblers? this will end up the luck will decide .
and this is based on my own experiences as i am good in real poker game and not in online .

You have already answered, because slot games are a type of game that you can immediately play just by learning a few things, but that is precisely what makes slot games one of the most played in many online casinos. Games that require skill can be considered as table games, not all gamblers want to play them, even though they don't need to learn about strategy, but at least they have to understand the basics of how to play table games. But skill-based games also require luck.
Gambling that also requires skill is sports betting, those who are smart enough have an analysis that will have a chance to get a profit, but sometimes it still doesn't work out as predicted, so all gambling really needs luck.

i love black jack but for me i support OP in which poker is much a game of Skills than luck and comparing to blackjack it is really needs great understanding .

and also bigger return? I think it is the luck based that gives bigger wins in case of winning the jackpot .

With any gambling games/activities that we do, luck are always what we want to be on our side regardless if it's a game of chances or a game of skills. Poker and blackjack may have required our skills and game expertise, but if we're not so lucky with the cards in our hands, chances of getting lost are still huge and it'll ruin our confidence and composure when playing poker.

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned sports betting so far. I agree with the majority of responses that consider poker to be a game of skill, where luck plays a part in the short term, but skilled players can win money consistently. But in sports betting too.

In all other casino games, like roulette or slots, we depend on luck, not by spinning faster or picking a certain number in roulette we are going to be luckier or less lucky.

I agree.
Slots, Dice, Plinko, etc. All those are games of chance. It doesn't require any analysis just so you could win the game. There are only strategies like a martingale but it will cost you a lot of money before you could hit the lucky win.

Poker and Sports Betting are the game of skills. Both these games do require analysis, Poker needs reading possible outcomes, there is a risk but you could lessen it if you know who you are playing against. Almost the same with sports betting, predicting the outcome by using analysis, stats, numbers, wins, losses, players, injuries, and more. A blind bet can win but those who went thru deeper analysis can sometimes have a higher percentage to hitting the win and making profits.

Sports betting is also not a game of skill. Yes, the previous performances of the team will help you analyze the performances of the team but i would no call it a skill.

As skill is something in which you become perfect, will always give you rights results. However, in this case, no matter how well you know a player, the betting results will still remain uncertain and a weak team / player can also win the match and may give you higher odds if you take risk and bet on low rated players.

Since we are talking only about online gambling then the only game that is a game of skill in which it is possible to produce profits is poker, and while blackjack can be considered a game of skill too as you can increase your chances to win with the right strategy, this is not enough to make you a profitable gambler when you are doing so online.

However if you were talking about offline gambling as well then blackjack will also become a game of skill capable of producing profits, as there are a few strategies you can use to become profitable, even if those strategies are frowned upon by casinos.

Similar like poker where you've mastered it and know how to win, but you will not always get a good cards and the same happen your opponents will not always get a bad cards. If you're can always win using royal flush combination, no one will want to play because they will always lose.

Since you're thinking a skill is something we're perfect about it, I consider PVP is more make sense because it's always same from the beginning and nothing changed.

I will answer according to my experience
a game that uses more skill is poker. In this game, almost all gamblers know that just memorizing the type of card sequence, maybe it's very easy, but when we play poker directly against people at the table, it's not as easy as we imagine. because even though our cards are bad but we have a strategy to frighten our opponents we will surely win, depending on our strategy.
so I would say poker is a type of game that uses skill.

for a game of chance, i would choose slots,
slot games have been designed in such a way as possible by RNG and it is really real that comes from a machine that we cannot predict nor do we want to use any strategy in slot games if your chances are low or unlucky, I don't think you will win in slot games.

Crash games also, but others have strategy on it and depend on their playstyle, but when it comes to card games, i would say skills, as those with experience, are really great on those games, like playing against an experienced player against a newbie, for sure, even if the experienced player received a bad card, he can still manage to win it, unlike on those slots, roulette, and crash games, where no matter how experienced you are, it is always a game of luck.

My unpopular opinion on this is that all online casino games are both based on luck and skill. The difference is that in some games, the luck to skill ratio is higher than in others. For example games like Slots, Roulette, Craps ,Baccarat, Bingo, Keno has a high luck to skill ratio unlike games like Blackjack, Poker where the skill to luck ratio is higher. In most games characterized by luck, one do not need any strategy to win because the outcome of the game is random and not based on the decision of the player. In addition, stacked up against player.  In skill based games, critical and strategic thinking is required with a sprinkle of luck. It is not really black or white. There are shades of grey too.

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To be honest, all the gambling games are game of chance. Yeah, some do depend on your skill, but in the end, you luck plays the greatest role when gambling. Slots compeletely depends on luck, you just spin and wait for the outcome. So you Slots has 0 skills involved. Blackjack does require a little skill, like when you split or surrender or stand, but in the end, the next card always decides the out come. So if you are lucky, you win, or else you lose. Same goes for poker. You do need some skill to play poker, but if luck isn't by your side, you might lose your straight flush hand to a royal flush hand.

Slots is completely a game of luck. You can do nothing to change outcome of a game with it. Poker is very complicated. Its also mainly game of luck because cards you receive is all about your luck. Its random. But if you can observe the game, read your opponents' mind through, manipulate them with your surprising moves etc. you can definitely change outcome. Skill and intelligence parts of poker is so influential its important aspect of game. That's why people may prefer to watch poker but noone would watch someone playing slots.

These two games are actually not games of luck because we as gamblers can use various ways to win them.
Like slot games, we can use a pattern strategy when buying spins so that we can get a free scatter on normal spins and the chances of the jackpot coming out can be bigger.
But if poker games at online casinos might really be a game of luck because we don't know directly who our opponents are and how the distribution of the cards that are given works so there is a possibility of manipulation.
And the game of poker can be said to be a game that requires intelligence and intelligence to process cards only applies to poker which is played physically.

Slots is a gambling game based on chance or luck while poker is based on skill or skill. So before you decide which gamble to play, you have to look for the information first so you don't make a mistake in gambling. And if you already like certain types of gambling games, you also have to learn to control yourself because all gambling games can make you addicted to gambling and that has happened to many people.

But if you want to play gambling, you have to think about luck, which determines your victory. So you shouldn't feel lucky today because your luck might just go away.

All gambling games are games of chance... the chances of winning or losing are always there, we have all seen numerous times how people fall down even with 98% winning chances (in any game), and incredible wins against all odds (again in any game).

To play any gambling game we need to know how that game works and to have some kind of strategy, I guess we can say that even "random betting" is some kind of strategy, placing bets and hoping for the best, which works from time to time probably.

Poker is also a game of chance, and to play poker and make a profit we need luck as well. Just skill is in vain if we simply don't get nice cards and luck with flop-turn-river.

Do not spread false information, there is no guarantee of bigger winning chance when you use buy bonus feature in slots game. Maybe you have tried it several times and you get good result, but have you ever experienced a long losing streak from buy bonus feature? If you ask those slot gambler who like to use buy bonus feature most of the time, you will know that buy bonus is not a guarantee of a better result than normal spins. Slots is completely game of luck, there is no pattern strategy to give you better winning chance.

Totally agree! I think poker is the only game there that is a game of skill but all for them links to the game of chances. You learn to handle your funds which you can also apply in real life.


I think it is not meant to spread false info, but yeah it gives a wrong impression. Maybe you have a better luck of getting jackpot but it doesn't always work that way. Also, just be careful because if you hold to much into that belief, you might get addicted into betting on it always.

Well, i would say that all games are games of luck when it comes to gambling.
Poker is a game of chance that required skill to play. Just like football, football is a game of luck but it requires skill to play it well.
Slot is also a game of luck that needs your skill also.
Blackjack game is a game of skill with little or no luck involved in it.

Poker is a skillful game,you need to understand the game and memorize the card,with this whatever strategy that you want to use can work for you but take note good cards can give you a win if your opponent picks the bad cards.
Slot is basically on luck because it doesn't need any need for you to win since the game is beyond our knowledge to win.

In my view, poker can be said to be a gambling game that requires skills because, it is a combination of memory sharpness, strategy to win over its opponents. As for the game of chance, I think it includes Slot games, Roulette, and baccarat. I can say that it's just luck, even if you don't use strategy, it's fine. Because winning is based on a gambler's luck in my opinion.

I've tried playing all these games and I could say that skills might help but winning these games is always based on a person's luck. It all depends on our luck because if skills could always make us win, lots of skilled gamblers shouldn't be experiencing losses. Our luck still plays a big role in our game play and of course the proper condition of our focus and mindset.

Slots is purely a game of chance, while Blackjack is a combination same with Poker, baccarat is also pure game of chance.  I say blackjack and Poker is a combination of game of chance and skill because when a card is distributed to the player, it triggers the chance of getting a good deck, then along the process, the player then make use of their skills like card counting (blackjack) and bluffing on poker to win the game.  Also strategy is greatly applicable for blackjack and poker due to some of its mechanics depends on the skill, while strategy on slots and baccarat is somehow futile because of the random results of the roll.

We all know that slot games rely more on luck. which means, the probability of winning that we have is smaller than the ratio of defeats. but uniquely, slot games offer fantastic prizes that can even be multiplied, if luck is on our side maybe we can get the jackpot.

As for poker, besides being quite complicated, this game also requires a lot of patience. that's why I say, because every round we won't always get a good card. if we play physical poker, reading opponent's mind, opponent manipulation, bluffing, is very useful and effective. but playing online poker, these things don't really matter. but still, it always requires skill, reading the opponent's style of play and so on. the rest, is a factor of luck.

By the way, actually you can try playing Baccarat, I think this game is more tense than playing blackjack. also, has a different sensation from other types of games. not infrequently, many gamblers use the martingale technique when playing this game. although high risk, but quite fun.

Good luck with that mate, you can do it. It's a fun game but it's also a game that you need to be serious about because you really have to use your brain on it.
If those supplemental videos that you're watching aren't enough, you can download some poker games on the app/play store for you to understand more about the game and try it unlimited since it's a game that you'll use some free money through those apps and be against with AI. There's no need to think about how much you're gonna lose unless you initially step into an actual poker table.

Your list is not complete dice is also a very popular game in casinos and it's considered a game of chance both slots and dice outcomes are based on chance and there's nothing you can do on your own to manipulate or control the outcome, on the other hand, poker is a game of skill it depends on how good you read your opponent's reaction, that is why there are's such a thing as poker face because poker players trained themselves to be without a reaction when playing.
Sports betting is also considered a game of chance because you can get a win by analyzing the team and the individual's performance against their opponents, if you're a follower of the sport you'll have an insight into who's the better team or individual.

Did you see this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5445679.0 and it leaves you more questions so you research the entire web to look for further answers? If not, you can still check that out as the topic is also about "why crypto gambling is addictive".

Moving on, to answer your own question, I think the game of skill are blackjack, baccarat and poker but poker should be the purest one since it involves more cards and strategies. Blackjack would be the second and baccarat is last. Slot is the only game of chance there because the game is too basic. All you need to do is to push that spin button. You can not invent a strategy with it and if ever some insist, I still don't think that it will work.

All 4 games depends on both luck and chance; playing with others or the house depends on the condition of the game.  The skilled person may find himself in the midst of proficient players. Even, the slot game depends on the machine, a skilled person could get around some bucks in return and also fail if the machine is programmed at a lesser payout. As we keep playing a particular game, our skills improve on that game. Yet it depends on working closely with skilled gamblers to understand the game. They're people who don't make grave mistakes on slot and such people could also quit poker for slot games. Since they all fall in the category of gambling its linked to both terminologies.

That is indeed correct because slots machine are system generated and you can't make any decision on that aside from hitting the bet button while in porker and blackjack, you have to analyze your cards and your opponent or else you will be lose, though there still a chance for luck in poker but I think its not a pure luck based game. Gambling can be very risky, even if you play the game using your own skills there's still a higher chance to lose money, there's no guarantee in gambling after all. 

If the game is determined by random variables then its a game of chance these are games in which you don't have to set up a strategy or a pattern because these will be useless,
If the game can be won by determining who is a stronger team or fighter against their opponents and you can summarize why the other team is better than the one then this is a game of skill, its easy to trace for casino players what are games of chance and games of skill, anything that requires a roll or pure bet is game of chance and anything where to two teams are competing are categorized as sports betting and you need the skill to determine a winner.

Blackjack is a kind of skill and it also requires luck because without a good luck it is difficult to win in Blackjack but in this case if you have a good understanding of the cards you can increase the chances of winning by using various tricks. Although gambling is also based on luck, winning at poker requires skill. And to win at pokar you must have skill and if you have this skill you can earn a lot of money from gambling

....to my own relative discreetion, every games needs them both.
Whatchu mean chance? Luck? If yes, then every game requires some piece of luck.
Poker needs alot of skills to start with, so you need to learn first.... although jack Does too but that's not even a problem compared to how coordinated you could make your odds, to be able to get a win.
I think everything about gambling isn't how much you know, but how lucky you are .... Cus if it's about the knowledge, alot would be winning and the relentless will continue on a daily pursuit.

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this is why based from OP's question, it has long been known that poker is a game of skill. whereas, most casino classics are games of chance.
so if you want better chance of winning, maybe, start learning how a poker works but it would be years and years of experience to learn very good tactics. and in terms of those luck-based games, don't think that there's strategy that will give you tons of money because those known strategies will only work for certain period of time. if you don't know when to stop, all your winnings will just go back to the house.

Generally, there ain't no skill in virtua or simulation games. That's the way I see it at least, it's always about the chances you took out of luck and the once you didn't take. It either ends badly or good for you but most times, the house winsa nd as such, you have to play for the fun and not really because of the money so, you better enjoy it. Gambling is more fun that way and when its otherwise, you might just be messing yourself up as there is no such thing as being too professional or skilled about it and this applies more to the casino games. Rest assured, most of the casinos do there bit to be fair and you would need luck on your side too.

Among the choices given slots are the most ideal in terms of having a chance to win not all the time it's gives a huge win because all you need is to keep playing and clucking the role until you hit a huge multiplier that cope up all of your losses even though there's a jump head start still there's no assurance that you will take a good take run.

Other in the choices is reliable with the players decision to take the current state and make a risk of the bet or make fold and back out its their option.

You would be finding out for yourself once you do able to experience out these type of games.You would eventually be able to notice on what are the games which do needs strategy and which one is really just

depending or basing up on luck because it is really just that part of the code and its execution.Things which would really be needing up that strategy is into those games which does require your own
skills and knowledge about on certain games.

Its up to yours whether you would be dealing with luck based or skill based ones.You would be able to find for yourself which one suits into your interest.

you are correct, slot games are types of games that one depends on luck to win, in slot games one does not have to create any winning strategy, although even in games that depend on skill there is no such thing as 100% strategy Winning %, but it is still possible to create a good strategy and adding the fact of having good bankroll management it may be possible to make long-term profits, the problem is that in games where one has to have skills one does not earn a lot of money quickly , maybe in poker games, Balckjack players can even win a lot of money fast, but they need to put a lot of money in the bet

while in the case of slot games and so many other games that the person needs to be lucky to win, with less than 20$ it is possible to win a lot of money, just that the person is very lucky to win at the highest multiplier, obviously that and how to buy a lottery ticket and become the maximum prize winner, which we all know that it is not an easy task to win the lottery, but in the case of the slot, I see some people winning more often, which may mean that there must be some something else besides luck to win, perhaps they are people with a lot of practice or knowledge of the game and that is why they manage to win many times

One factor here why online gambling industry has been growing rapidly is the fact that we had a pandemic.
Pandemic prevented those gamblers going out and go to a casino. Some of these gamblers really do want to spend their time gambling thus, they found a way, and they tried online gambling. Maybe some of those gamblers who are going on a casino preferred gambling online for various reasons. The rise is significant indeed, but if the pandemic didn't happen, I guess the growth will not be that huge.

Slots is pure chance I guess, Poker and Blackjack is both game of chance and skills because you need a bit of a luck in drawing the cards you need and you need skills or in this case experience so you will know what will you do. I don't know what Baccarat is, but I often hear it in some gamblers out there.

Any game will need a luck because you can't win at all time. In slots you're hope you will get huge multipliers, but you can't control, manipulating and predicting the next outcome of your spin. In blackjack and poker, you need to understand about the game and how to play it, this is skill. But you're also need a luck to hope your opponents doesn't really understand to play, if he's greater than you, you will lose more than him.

Also, Baccarat I think is a pure game of chance. But for the slots itself, many gambling platforms nowadays cheat and arrange for this game to have a low probability of winning, which makes it very difficult for users to be able to win. So even though slots are a pure game of chance, they are prone to being dishonest and orchestrated.

    -   From the experience of playing gambling here in cryptocurrency gambling, the slot games are obviously a game of chance and Blackjack is something that can be called that you need to use skills, in roulette and poker I don't like those two.

Maybe later I will also try to play poker and Roulette so that I can also know what the nature of the game is for a gambler like me here in the crypto space.

Let's be honest.... online Poker is not the same as real 1on1 Poker, so there are not a lot of skill that can help you with online Poker. Yes, you need the knowledge about the game, but you do not have the ability to analyze your opponent to show you what their "tell" is or even to count cards.

In the end.. all online games are based on "luck" and some skill to know how the games work and what combinations to play. Any DICE strategies and Martingale type strategies are worthless.  ::)

Maybe it happens in some casinos but not in casinos that really uphold their reputation.
Roulette is also a game of luck besides baccarat but maybe, according to others, other gambling games are included in the game of chance and skill.
Blackjack is also a game of skill that is not as easy to play as Poker.
But we need to pay attention to how we don't use a lot of money in any gambling game, skills and opportunities because the gambling game will take our money without remaining if we can't limit ourselves.

I agree that it's mainly a game of chance. But, let's not discount the role of strategy in tipping the scales in your favor. Players with a few notches on their belts know the value of grasping the mechanics and cherry-picking the right machines. Prime spots and long-standing machines are like magnets to these players, as they're reputed to have a more generous payout.

I'll vouch for the lucrative side of slot games too. I've witnessed someone transform a meager $20 bet into an eye-popping jackpot. While luck undeniably has its part to play, fortune could smile upon you at any moment. Just be sure to gamble sensibly and within your limits to steer clear of addiction's dark embrace.

I just went through all the replies on this thread and found many members here confused with skill and luck. I mean luck is an important part of a gambler suit but skill will only help you to get a little advantage over the house but not money. The probability of winning a big amount is what makes gambling so irresistible and gives intense excitement.

So, you have gambled and you have decided which game is of chance or a game of skill but can someone provide me proof that they really made millions by playing a game you consider is skill-based or luck based?

Almost all of the card games I would say are skill games because not anyone can jump in directly to the table and play them, unlike those other games that are easy to play and are really chance games. Also, in gambling, everything is based on luck, no matter how you do it, as it was made for entertainment, and if you strike it lucky, you'll have a winning streak. No matter what game you are playing, it is still gambling, which means there is a higher possibility that you will lose.

It depends on where you are suitable for playing gambling not all the time its fit to the player's habit or activity is fit to others, better find where you are better, people want to play slot games because they do not need to build some strategy and get frustrated and stress because of the game just keep or make an automatic gameplay and you can now play your game with a profit it depends, some people want to use the strategic gambling game to make sure still it depends on their decision making and defeating other players with their own skills. I prefer with the skill base because im doing always is to bet in sports and e-sports gambling.

I didn't say it and there's no sentence to suggest I'm providing false information.
In my previous statement, it was explained that by using a pattern when buying a spin, you can get a free scatter and the chance for a jackpot to be issued can be even greater.
I have never had a losing streak when buying bonuses because buying bonuses is not the right way to play slots.
Try to pay attention and understand again that I said the pattern strategy when buying spins to get free scatters (buying normal spins, not buying bonuses).
I'm sure you can make a statement like this because I've never tried what I've done so far when playing slots.
You don't make inappropriate conclusions, friends, because that is not a good action and always understand from every feedback that has been given by all users.

Always falls down on users preference on what type of games they would really be getting into because not all would really be sticking into something neither strategic ones or luck based type of games.
If you are knowledgeable on playing slots and other luck based then this is where you would really be ending up on choosing.It would really be just simple to determine on what type of games which had been mentioned
on op which we know and able to point out which one does need up some skill and which ones does really purely based or rely on luck.This is why it is really just that depending
on yours on which one you would be tending to play on.

As long as it’s considered gambling, luck should always be the most vital factor. Although Blackjack and poker are mostly win with skilled players, but you can’t just ignore the fact that these players got the luck at the same time. Just like in trading, you can’t just do it with skills alone, you also need some luck to make the market favor on you. Although you can always lessen the risk and win your trades if you are knowledgeable and skilled in trading.

So care to tell us more about games that is luck based and games that is skill-based?  Please enlighten us and list the games that are skill-based and luck based and tell us why so that we will know the difference.  Instead of asking any one of the forum members for proof because it is not what the discussion is about.  

For proof, you can search Google for the people who one huge from both types of games.

You'll find less in the forum but go actually to the forums where it's more focused on gambling and you'll see people winning from hundred of thousands and even up to millions. I think those gamblers that have been winning much, they're just trying to get into the shadow and let that victory be celebrated privately and it may take time for them to decide whether they'll share it on the forum. I'm far from that experiencing and earning that much requires also a huge capital if you'll go through with it the natural way of being skilled. But in the lottery, there's the chance but it's not that high.

And while many people want to learn to play card games, only a few acquire the skill.
This may make some people feel hopeless about not being able to master card games because they see people enjoying the game.
And I agree that in gambling, everything depends on a person's luck because, without luck, he will not be able to win, let alone a winning streak.
And we also have to be prepared for defeats that can come at any time in any gambling game we play.

You might not find any but a skilled player are profitable since we are talking about your skills, and experience in gambling that means you already know how to handle your emotions and your losses. Slots are pure luck based game since its system operated, and Poker are known to be a skilled card game as you are going to deal with your choices and decisions even if you have a bad card.

Is there any games online that requires only your skills and not luck? This is online gambling games not SEGA MEGA Drive where you can beat up anyone if you know all the combo moves available in the games, when it comes to making money out of a game, Remember  that people built the money-making system in the game and you will still need some luck to be able to hit the jackpot. People lose money in online casinos more than they win.

Here is my answer, with the experience I have gained playing online casino games, I don't want to know which or what game you want to play, you still need skills and luck, some games only require more skills than luck and others require more luck to win than your skills, still both are a must.

Should you desire a game that hinges solely on expertise, devoid of fortune's fickle hand, why not partake in a round of "Rock, Paper, Scissors" against none other than yourself? Victory shall always be yours, irrespective of the result! A jest, naturally! In truth, the allure of online gambling games springs from their capricious nature. Were success determined by skill alone, the house would crumble to ruin!

But relax, buddy! When lady luck just isn't on your side, there's still plenty of fun to be had in the internet gambling world. Sooner or later, perhaps, good fortune will waft in your direction. Be a responsible gambler. They really know not to risk more than they can afford to lose and that those experiencing emotional or mental distress should seek assistance. Let's jump in and have some fun!