Reply #101: but in online poker

[MonkeyFunk]

or ANY poker, for that matter, the House isn't a player, and isn't winning the money. The players pay a small, fixed fee for the use of the House's services.

If I choose to play with my money, and somebody else chooses to play with their money, then I just don't see how it's a scam. The more skillful player will, over time, win money from the less skillful players.

Also, many people play poker tournaments, which have a set entry-fee.

But even if somebody wants to spend their rent money playing poker, what business is it of the government's?

It seems to me that, like abortion, if you're opposed to it, don't do it. But I don't see how you have the right to force your views on others.