game of skill
Americannoun
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If it is a pari-mutuel game of skill, then it is governed by the state regulatory agency, the California Horse Racing Board.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
"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
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
"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
Eventually it became a game of skill between the hider and the seeker.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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