Is Poker a Game of Skill or Chance? A Quasi-Experimental Study

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 535-550

  Meyer, Gerhard ^a   von Meduna, Marc ^a   Brosowski, Tim ^a   Hayer, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gambling; Game of chance; Poker; Quasi experiment; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883811968     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9327-8     Document Type: Article

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