POLL: Is Blackjack a game of skill or luck?

[doffing81]

Is Blackjack a game of skill or luck?

[Norm]

Depends on the player.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

BJ is a highly volatile game of skill.
The "luck factor" represents itself
in the huge swings of wins / losses
we experience.

OBVIOUSLY there is NO such thing as luck.
It is merely a label that we apply to people
or events -- AFTER the FACT.

If I find a lottery ticket in the street and cash
it for $5,000 you will say that I am lucky, but
if I get robbed on the way home then I am suddenly
unlucky. Before the fact, I am just The Zen Master.

[Sweaty]

In card counting "luck" could be measured in standard deviations.

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[LVBear584]

Is Blackjack a game of skill or luck?

Is this a serious question?

[doffing81]

Is this a serious question?

Absolutely! Two things... 1) offline I have done this poll, and the results (unofficially) were the exact opposite, and 2) if I am not mistaken, blackjack is legally regarded as a game of luck.

[Avincow]

Absolutely! Two things... 1) offline I have done this poll, and the results (unofficially) were the exact opposite, and 2) if I am not mistaken, blackjack is legally regarded as a game of luck.

Unless you know a lot of card counters in real life, i am going to assume that you are asking people who know nothing about blackjack.

Try creating a poll about medical advice. I predict that you will get a lot of conflicting advice as opposed to what your doctor would tell you.

[doffing81]

Unless you know a lot of card counters in real life, i am going to assume that you are asking people who know nothing about blackjack.

Try creating a poll about medical advice. I predict that you will get a lot of conflicting advice as opposed to what your doctor would tell you.

Mainly Pit Bosses, Floor Supervisors, and Dealers. A few players.

[Dieter]

Is Blackjack a game of skill or luck?

"luck" is the wrong word to use here. Try "chance".

[Dieter]

Try creating a poll about medical advice. I predict that you will get a lot of conflicting advice as opposed to what your doctor would tell you.

... and that's even if you only poll doctors.

[bigplayer]

They say in the short term it's mostly lucky, but "mostly" is a relative term. When talking about the difference between a small win and a small loss skill plays a huge role and those small wins do tend to add up over time. Only in terms of big wins or big losses in the short term does luck play the primary role.

[Zach Black]

If you have the ability to count, a large bankroll, and dedicate enough time to the game to so the EV outpaces the variance, it's a game of skill.

Any individual session, is just a random outcome, which some confuse with luck.

[Norm]

Is life a game of skill or luck?