game of skill
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"That largely explains the success of these machines," said Bottos, who describes them as "somewhere between a vending machine, a game of chance and a game of skill".
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
It has the legality of being a game of skill , but all the trappings of a slot machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Sharpe — no pressure — needed to play so expertly that he would convince a panel of antagonistic bureaucrats it’s a game of skill, not chance, thus overturning a decades-old citywide ban.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2023
It wasn’t until 1974, when the California Supreme Court declared that pinball was more a game of skill than chance, that the prohibition was overturned.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
In order to make sure whether or not they were really gods, the stones were blessed in a temple, wrapped in a dress, and taken to see a game of skill or strength.
From Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner
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