Where are you getting your definition of gambling? According to the US Code 5362...(1)Bet or wager.—The term "bet or wager"— (A) means the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of a contest of others, a sporting event, or a game subject to chance, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome;
So the operative phase does seem to be "something of value". Don't you agree now that you are investing something of value by showing up to the casino in order to play their game which is presented as a game of chance?
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Posted by: toddgone@aol.com
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