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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim
Not to mention that even if you could somehow restrict engine usage completely, the lack of poker's randomness element would mean there would be no reliable way to keep the fish around, and everyone would just be playing against relative equals and not making any money - or sandbagging to try to eke out some sort of profit.
I disagree. There are places where people hustle chess for a couple bucks simply because there is always someone who wants to gamble. Add to that the fact you can give odds but giving material or time, or betting odds and you can surely make chess a betting game. The real problem is the engine issue. Unless you play in person it is too dangerous. In life, there are fish for every game.
