Gambling as a betting action – wagering money or something of
material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary
intent of winning additional money or material goods.
A guide about what is gambling (with a
special section for online gambling), casino games with both beatable
casino games (poker , blackjack, video poker with progressive jackpot,
pai gow poker, sports betting, horse racing – parimutuel, slot machines
and other gambling machines) and unbeatable casino games (baccarat,
craps, roulette, keno, casino war, faro, pachinko, sic bo, let it ride,
3-card poker, 4-card poker, red dog, Caribbean stud poker, etc.), and
non-casino gambling games (bingo, lottery, mahjong, backgammon, bridge,
etc.).
Fixed-odds gambling in sports is also
present in this book with horse racing, greyhound racing, football
(particularly association football, American football and rugby), golf,
tennis, cricket, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, snooker, motor
sports, boxing, darts, cross-country skiing and biathlon. Please, don’t
forget to take a look to the legality of the gambling and online
gambling, as well as to the articles, warnings and links dedicated to
the gambling addiction. Extreme cases of problem gambling may cross over
into the realm of mental disorders.