The New Microsoft: A Plank in Other Platforms

Since I was a kid, I've played poker with reasonable success. I even won a 40-person tournament in Vegas a few years back. To be sure, it's a thinking person's game, a fascinating amalgam strategy, patience, aggression, luck, and skill.

Contrary to popular belief, though, not all games of chance are created equal. For instance, poker is fundamentally different than roulette. In the latter, the house must act in a certain way. Always. A dealer cannot arbitrarily decided to hit on 17 because you have 20. (For more on this, see my post on uncertainty vs. risk.)