• steeznson@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    With poker the house takes a “rake” from each hand so they get a certain % of whatever is being gambled for hosting. Since the game involved skill they have to do this to ensure they are making money regardless of who wins.

    Pretty much every other game is like you describe; people being bad at maths and conditioned to keep going with inconsistently timed rewards.