Poker skills are helpful in determining who wins and loses but luck still prevails in most aspects of the game. Don't argue cuz you all know it's true. Also, just because the government are hypocrites and run lotteries themselves doesn't mean it's good for people or smart. Have any of you read the horror stories from winners of these lotteries after they won the money? Besides, the whole thing is "rigged" to get the house or government money and what do they do for it? Put a roof over your head. Legalization of poker at the federal and state level will open up home games to all and that's where I would play. Screw the casinos and the government, the only reason lotteries are legal is because they tax the living sh&t out of it. Even if it were legal they still wouldn't get my rake or tax money, I'd play home games with my friends and I'd only charge a cover fee for beers.