This is technically gambling because it will create the feeling of excitement and uncertainty for every wrong decision made by the player will led to missing an important opportunity.
In technical term what does the definition say about gambling?
What I know about the technical definition of gambling is that it involves something that has to do with value (money/asset) to put at risk with the chance (uncertainty) of winning a prize/reward. However, there are always technical advancements and evolutions in things, especially when a new concept nd strtegy comes into the picture, so we can use the old technical definition of gambling or less we'll be stuck just like the education system that keep replicating old system instead of applying advancements.
For example, before, we never understood that dopamine was one of the major causes of addiction; now almost every gambler knows that, so we have to use the knowledge of new reserch nd understnding to battle gambling addiction.
Does the technical terms states gambling is defined by emotion?
The technical states of gambling my not include the use of emotion, but you, as a gambler, practice when gambling is what will define how you see gambling.
Have you never once gambled with emotion?