Comments on: Illegal Gambling Tomorrow?

By: Joseph A. Nagy, Jr.

Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:39:01 +0000

Bass Tournament isn’t really a lottery. You aren’t given a ticket and told you might or might not win some money back on it.

It is more akin to poker or any card game. You pay into the pot to play in the game (in this case fishing) and the winner is determined by who can fish out (literally in this case) the best (biggest) hand (fish).

The only benefit here is that you can draw in as many fish as you want (as long as you don’t keep ‘em all, I imagine.

By: johnx

johnx — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:18:53 +0000

lotteries and the like are used all the time to raise money for worthwhile non-profit causes. I know there is something better to rant about.

By: Joseph A. Nagy, Jr.

Joseph A. Nagy, Jr. — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:09:26 +0000

Of course the law doesn’t apply if it’s a ~~good~~ government cause.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:35:05 +0000

So is poker and blackjack.

And getting the biggest or the most fish is gambling and not skill, which is what the payout in these tourneys is based on.

By: The Rep.

The Rep. — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:11:19 +0000

Fishing is a “Skill”