The skill edge
Why poker is not gambling
Last week, I flew back to Vegas from the snowy East Coast, just in time for the start of the Wynn Millions series.1 I jumped into one of the opening events, a $600 buy-in with a cool half-million guarantee, and settled in for a day at the tables.
The tournament area at the Encore is surrounded by slot machines, and it wasn’t long before a gentleman at my …