I'm steaming....

[Archon_Wing]

Bluffing is fraud.

How could it not be?

You are lying through your teeth, intentionally creating an act of deception.

That is fraudulent.
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Wtf....

So if a Pk'er in Diablo 2 asks me where I am, and I lie, does that mean I am cheating? :D

Am I cheating if someone asks me what my cards are and I tell them a lie?

But your reasoning throughout your posts suggests that it's perfectly accetepable for me to steal and scam items from people. If one can scam others for real money, then certainly cheating fools in a video game becomes a trivial thing. If I take advantage of someone for their greed, then that's ok then, right?

Bluffing simply is a bet that is a guess that your opponent is weak and will not call. Sometimes it doesn't require deception; maybe the opponent's holding is so weak that he cannot make a feasible call. It is no diffrent from creating a diversion, or a false attack in a strategy game. You certainly do not want your opponent to have an accurate idea of where you are.

Perhaps gambling is a shady buisness, but really, which buisness is perfectly honest anyways?