Top 5 video games where you can gamble

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Gambling has been an integral part of video games for decades now. Time and again, developers have decided to incorporate some additional gameplay features on gambling into the mix. You’d be surprised to learn that pretty much every popular card game, be it Poker or Blackjack, has been represented well across many video game titles.

Gambling usually involves risking something valuable (typically money) to win greater rewards in return. It is often decided through card games, but it may not be limited to that. A simple bet on a horse race, for instance, is also counted as gambling.

While you may lose valuable money in real-life gambling and online games, gambling in open-world video games doesn’t hurt at all as you will only be losing your in-game currency.

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Gambling is a rampant and recurring feature in GTA San Andreas. So much so that the storyline in the later stages also forces CJ (protagonist) to conduct casino heists. The city of Las Venturas in the open world of San Andreas (which represents the city of Las Vegas) has three casinos that players can enter - The Four Dragons Casino, The Caligula’s Palace, and an unnamed casino.

You can try out the following games in the casinos of GTA San Andreas.

· Blackjack

· Poker

· Roulette

· Wheel of Fortune

· Lucky slot machines

The casinos of GTA San Andreas have so many games on offer that you can spend hours gambling. And if that doesn’t satisfy your thirst, then hit the bars in-game to gamble on your pool playing skills.

The other options are a few horserace betting shops, where you can use some in-game money on AI-run horses, and the Lowrider Challenge, which requires the player to take part in a mini-game involving cars and place a