game of skill
Americannoun
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The tracks contend that because they give you minimal handicapping information, and that you are not betting against the house but other players, it’s a game of skill.
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
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
"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
Footnote 53: "Truc" was a kind of game of skill, not unlike billiards, but more like bagatelle.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
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