Gambling Game: Difference between revisions
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Any game can be used for gambling - just slap [[The Bet|a bet]] on any particular outcome. Then there are those which incorporate gambling directly into the core gameplay, whether it be for actual money or a set of in-game pieces. These '''Gambling Games'''
Gambling Games are frequent sights at casinos, both in [[Real Life]] and in various fiction.
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* There are various playing card games that revolve around gambling:
** [[Poker]] is probably the most famous example, and actually refers to a entire group of similar card games.
** Blackjack is the most widely played type of casino banking game in the world, and is essentially a version of Twenty-One where players compete against the dealer to see who can get the close to twenty-one in card value without going over.
* The Jewish game of spinning the ''[[w:dreidel|dreidel]]'' is a game of chance in which each player begins with an equal number of game pieces (usually 10–15); these pieces can be any object, such as chocolate gelt, pennies, raisins, etc. Each participant places one game piece into the "pot" to start, as well as when the pot is empty or only has one piece. Each player spins the dreidel once during their turn, and depending on which side is facing up when it stops spinning, the turn player \gives or takes game pieces from the pot.
* Roulette is a game dating back to the 18th century, likely developed from the Italian game Biribi. A player places a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the color red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the numbers are high (19–36) or low (1–18). To determine the winning number, the wheel is spun in one direction, then a ball is spun in the opposite direction around the track composing the outer edge of the wheel. Winnings are paid to anyone who successfully bet on where the ball lands.
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