Casino Talks

Posted by: Beriac at January 14, 2006, 12:51 am

Topic: Poker, Sport or Game? Forum: Card Chat

With respect to the posters who make excellent points in favour of poker as a sport, I would say it is a game.

1 - I think that the definition of sport as a competitive physical activity precludes poker. Sure, you need to move your arms, but hey sleeping requires breathing and moving your lungs. It's not physical activity the way such is meant.

2 - Everything I can think of in the English lexicon... "games of chance", "games of skill", "game of poker", the word that always fits best is game.

This is not to take away from poker, I think it's a great game and I don't think it would be improved if the players played while skipping rope, but I don't think we can really fairly call it a sport.

Personally, I see the link between chess and poker, and the logic that if chess is a sport then so is poker, but I think the link to chess as a sport is not really rock solid either so it's not enough to convince me.

Casino Classic
Get $500 free on the house!

Categories:

play casino online casinos casino chips online gambling gambling poker room free slots casinos poker hands internet poker poker games online texas holdem poker chip sets online poker internet casino texas holdem tournament gambling casinos roulette texas holdem poker stars

Links:

Movie Talks
Forum Extractor

Casino Classic.
Get $500 free on the house!