Why casino on a poker forum?

[hjuosh]

"There are several poker professionals who claim that anyone who prides themselves on being one should never play roulette or slots, because by doing so they would simply be proving that they play poker as if they were playing bingo"

 

[najisami]

"There are several poker professionals who claim that anyone who prides themselves on being one should never play roulette or slots, because by doing so they would simply be proving that they play poker as if they were playing bingo"

That's a good point. But from what I know, poker pros or most of them at least, avoid Roulette and Slots. When they play something other than poker, they play blackjack or baccarat. Some of them bet on sports too, but that's another subject.

In a very known poker professional's book, I read that a disciplined poker player should never walk through the Slot machines' aisles when leaving or going to the poker room.

 

[flitspaal]

In poker you can be smarter than other people, in roulette or slots you can't beat other people, at best you can find flaws in slotmachine programming but at that point it's not gambling anymore.

 

[MK_]

I couldn't find the source of that quote.... be that as it may a lot of people like casino games, a lot like sports, to each their own👍

 

[R.Melnyk77]

I disagree. If you are a professional cardiac surgeon, for example, then I think you probably shouldn't give up your high blood pressure medication
Everything is relative. A professional poker player can go out to eat after work, buy clothes, go to the cinema, or have fun playing slots.

 

[hjuosh]

I disagree. If you are a professional cardiac surgeon, for example, then I think you probably shouldn't give up your high blood pressure medication
Everything is relative. A professional poker player can go out to eat after work, buy clothes, go to the cinema, or have fun playing slots.

You have a point. But the professional cardiac surgeon, do not play poker while practicing a surgery.

 

[neverbluff0799]

I think both are gambling-related, and if you’re into poker, you’re not necessarily going to be into casinos, but you definitely have a better chance than the average person

 

[Flyer35]

"There are several poker professionals who claim that anyone who prides themselves on being one should never play roulette or slots, because by doing so they would simply be proving that they play poker as if they were playing bingo"

I disagree. If you are a professional cardiac surgeon, for example, then I think you probably shouldn't give up your high blood pressure medication
Everything is relative. A professional poker player can go out to eat after work, buy clothes, go to the cinema, or have fun playing slots.

Both good points!

From what I've seen so far Cardschat is not becoming a slots/roulette advocate, but rather taking advantage of an investment opportunity that just happens to have come about because, like it or not, poker often takes place in the same venue as other forms of more luck based gambling. I mean Cardschat would definitely look out of place on the International Order of Cardiac Surgeons website, or a Big Pharma website. Not so much on a casino website.

 

[Tammy]

You have a point. But the professional cardiac surgeon, do not play poker while practicing a surgery.

And I'm sure most professional poker players are not playing slots or roulette while they're in a poker game.

The reality is, most of the members here (myself included) are not professionals, but rather recreational players. And I for one look at casino games as a different type of recreation/entertainment. You can decide which you will take more seriously, or if you want to get into any of them at all.

Me for instance, I prefer poker above all else, because it more heavily relies on my knowledge and strategy that I play. Likewise, I like blackjack for this reason too - I have some control over the outcome (though in both games there is still an element of luck). Slots, I'm not really into, because I find it boring. But some people like the excitement of the sounds and sights, as well as the potential to hit a big jackpot.

The bottom line is, to each their own. Everyone will have their own perspective. Why not give players more options?

 

[R.Holynskyi]

"There are several poker professionals who claim that anyone who prides themselves on being one should never play roulette or slots, because by doing so they would simply be proving that they play poker as if they were playing bingo"

It is likely that there are professional players who are sceptical about all games except poker, roulette, blackjack, football or basketball, boxing and Formula One. And what does that mean?
It means absolutely nothing
Everyone decides for themselves what they like best, and everyone has the right to make their own choice. Anyone who wants to be a professional player just needs to work on themselves and not think about things that simply don't matter

 

[YLAN]

Casino & Cardschat, to me, are actually a perfect partnership.
Poker is a casino game. House will always win with the rakes & players can just strategize with betting whilst the final result depends on luck... same with casino games.

 

[Lena M]

I think if a professional poker player plays roulette, it only proves that he can afford it
If I met a professional player in a casino, I would just think that he came to relieve stress and have fun. And I would definitely not think that a professional player came to play roulette to make money

 

[dreamer13]

Poker, a game based largely on skill, has consistently generated enough interest for casinos to continue to offer it as an exclusive form of gambling. But casinos don't just rely on poker's immediate appeal and accessibility to make money. Casinos make money from poker through something called the rake.