Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594.

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period.

The term gaming^[1] in this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words are not mutually exclusive; i.e., a “gaming” company offers (legal) “gambling” activities to the public.^[2] This distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world, however. For instance, in the UK, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission).^[3]

References

Links

• Gambling at the Yahoo! Directory
• Gambling sites at the Open Directory Project
• Gaming Studies Research Center - at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno

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