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Posted By: GeorgeMJ
Date: Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 6:40 p.m.

In Response To: Some information (Steve Mellen)

>> Well, most states define "gambling" according to something called the "dominant factor test": If chance predominates over skill in determining the outcome of an activity, then it's gambling.

That's a super crappy definition. Indefinite by all means.
If a game is based on luck/chance and skill, then this game is based on skill.:-)
Why? Because luck over time becomes an non-factor. Skill arises and determines the outcome. This is true for either Backgammon and Poker.

If e.g we match a random playing Backgammon program and a program that will hit when it has the chance and make points in its 5 or 4 home when it has the chance, otherwise it will play random moves too, then no matter what tests anyone will do, the difference between the percentage of points per total games the almost random player will have, minus the percentage of points per total games the pure random player will have, will be above zero, provided 5000 or more games, always(with some short rough calculations, to notice the opposite one would have to wait 3 ages of universe)!

The whole matter is disgusting. It's so clear that Backgammon is a game of skill that one is left wondering.....

Messages In This Thread

• In backgammon, skilled players generally beat those with fewer skills and players improve with practice!
  Joe Russell -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 12:37 p.m.
  • In backgammon, skilled players generally beat those with fewer skills and players improve with practice!
    Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 1:39 p.m.
    • In backgammon, skilled players generally beat those with fewer skills and players improve with practice!
      mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 2:01 p.m.
  • Some information
    Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 2:56 p.m.
    • Some information
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 5:43 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 11:19 p.m.
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      GeorgeMJ -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 6:40 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 8:27 p.m.
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          Harvey Gillis -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 9:12 p.m.
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            Stick -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 10:08 p.m.
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      Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 10:54 p.m.
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        Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 11:38 p.m.
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      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 20 October 2010, at 3:07 a.m.
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        Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 20 October 2010, at 3:55 a.m.
        • LOL
          Tom Keith -- Wednesday, 20 October 2010, at 8:47 p.m.
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      Havard Raddum -- Wednesday, 20 October 2010, at 6:29 a.m.
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    Paul Vianna -- Wednesday, 20 October 2010, at 12:17 a.m.