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
“We firmly believe that this is a game of skill that is legal in Massachusetts,” Ms. Coakley told the state Gaming Commission, which proceeded to permit fantasy-sports contests with money riding on the result.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
"A game of skill has to be reserved for something of great athletic ability or great mental ability which requires years of training, practice and perseverance," Mr Iyer says.
From BBC • May 11, 2022
It looks a little like the behaviour of a man who learns a game of skill without thinking.
From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur
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