Editing Gambling (section)

==Types==

===Casino games===
While almost any game can be played for money, and any game typically played for money can also be played just for fun, some games are generally offered in a [[casino]] setting.

====Table games====
{{Main|Casino game#Table games}}
[[File:Caesars palace night 2007.jpg|thumb|The [[Caesars Palace]] main fountain. The statue is a copy of the ancient ''[[Winged Victory of Samothrace]]''.]]
[[File:Pachinko parlor dsc04790.jpg|thumb|A [[pachinko]] parlor in [[Tokyo]], Japan]]
[[File:Ordinary mahjong.jpg|thumb|[[Mahjong tiles]]]]

====Electronic gambling====
[[File:RAY Ruusu and Tuplapotti.JPG|thumb|[[RAY (Finland)|RAY]]'s Ruusu and Tuplapotti [[slot machine]]s in [[Finland]]]]
* [[Online roulette]]
* [[Pachinko]]
* [[Sic Bo]]
* [[Slot machine]]
* [[Video poker]]
* [[Video bingo]]

====Other gambling====
* [[Bingo (U.S.)|Bingo]]
* [[Keno]]

===Non-casino games===
Gambling games that take place outside of casinos include bingo (as played in the [[Bingo (US)|US]] and [[Bingo (UK)|UK]]), [[dead pool]], [[lottery|lotteries]], [[pull-tab]] games and [[scratchcard]]s, and [[Mahjong]].

Other non-casino gambling games include:
* Non-casino [[card game]]s, including historical games like [[Basset (card game)|Basset]], [[Ecarté]], [[Lansquenet]] and [[Put option|Put]]. Technically, a gambling card game is one in which the cards are not actually played but simply bet on.<ref>[[Parlett, David]] (1991). ''A History of Card Games''. Oxford, NY: OUP. p. 324.</ref>
* [[Carnival game|Carnival Games]] such as [[Razzle (game)|The Razzle]] or [[Hanky Pank (game)|Hanky Pank]]
* [[Coin|Coin-tossing]] games such as [[Head and Tail]], [[Two-up]]<nowiki>*</nowiki>
* [[Confidence trick]]s such as [[Three-card Monte]] or the [[Shell game]]
* [[Dice game|Dice-based]] games, such as [[Backgammon]], [[Liar's Dice|Liar's dice]], [[Passe-dix]], [[Hazard (game)|Hazard]], [[Threes (dice game)|Threes]], [[Pig (dice)|Pig]], or [[Mexico (game)|Mexico (or Perudo)]];

<nowiki>*Although coin tossing is not usually played in a casino, it has been known to be an official gambling game in some Australian casinos</nowiki><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamblinginfo.com/95_The_Game_of_Two_up.htm |title=The Game of Two up |publisher=Gambling Info |access-date=2012-09-22 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829135407/http://www.gamblinginfo.com/95_The_Game_of_Two_up.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Fixed-odds betting===
{{Main|Fixed-odds betting}}
Fixed-odds betting and [[Parimutuel betting]] frequently occur at many types of sporting events, and political elections. In addition many [[bookmaker]]s offer fixed odds on a number of non-sports related outcomes, for example the direction and extent of movement of various [[stock market index|financial indices]], the winner of [[television]] competitions such as ''[[Big Brother (franchise)|Big Brother]]'', and [[election]] results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1229517.htm |title=US election betting backs Bush |publisher=ABC.net |date=2004-10-28 |access-date=2012-09-22}}</ref> Interactive [[prediction market]]s also offer trading on these outcomes, with "shares" of results trading on an open market.

====Parimutuel betting====
{{Main|Parimutuel betting}}
One of the most widespread forms of gambling involves betting on [[horse racing|horse]] or [[greyhound racing]]. Wagering may take place through [[parimutuel betting|parimutuel]] pools, or [[bookmaker]]s may take bets personally. Parimutuel wagers pay off at prices determined by support in the wagering pools, while bookmakers pay off either at the odds offered at the time of accepting the bet; or at the median odds offered by track bookmakers at the time the race started.

====Sports betting====
{{Main|Sports betting}}
[[File:Tokyo Racecourse 3.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tokyo Racecourse]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan]]

Betting on team sports has become an important [[service industry]] in many countries. Before the advent of the internet, millions of people played the [[football pools]] every week in the [[United Kingdom]]. In addition to organized sports betting, both legal and illegal, there are many side-betting games played by casual groups of spectators, such as [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA basketball tournament]] Bracket Pools, [[Super Bowl]] Squares, [[Fantasy sport|Fantasy Sports Leagues]] with monetary entry fees and winnings, and in-person spectator games like Moundball.

===Virtual sports===
{{Main|Virtual sports}}
Based on Sports Betting, Virtual Sports are fantasy and never played sports events made by software that can be played every time without wondering about external things like weather conditions.

===Arbitrage betting===
{{Main|Arbitrage betting}}
Arbitrage betting is a theoretically risk-free betting system in which every outcome of an event is bet upon so that a known profit will be made by the bettor upon completion of the event regardless of the outcome. Arbitrage betting is a combination of the ancient art of [[arbitrage]] trading and gambling, which has been made possible by the large numbers of bookmakers in the marketplace, creating occasional opportunities for arbitrage.

===Other types of betting===
One can also bet with another person that a statement is true or false, or that a specified event will happen (a "back bet") or will not happen (a "lay bet") within a specified time. This occurs in particular when two people have opposing but strongly held views on truth or events. Not only do the parties hope to gain from the bet, they place the bet also to demonstrate their certainty about the issue. Some means of determining the issue at stake must exist. Sometimes the amount bet remains nominal, demonstrating the outcome as one of principle rather than of financial importance.

[[Bet exchange|Betting exchanges]] allow consumers to both back and lay at odds of their choice. Similar in some ways to a stock exchange, a bettor may want to back a horse (hoping it will win) or lay a horse (hoping it will lose, effectively acting as bookmaker).

[[Spread betting]] allows gamblers to wager on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome.  For example, a wager can be based on the when a point is scored in the game in minutes and each minute away from the prediction increases or reduces the payout.