Games of chance have existed during the prohibition era but became legal in Quebec only in 1985 when gambling was made legal in the country. Unlike most Canadian provinces where the minimum age for gambling is nineteen, in Quebec, along with Alberta and Winnipeg, the minimum age is eighteen.

It's primarily a skill game, although luck plays a huge role. In any single given hand, luck is the predominant factor in who will win or lose. However, poker players don't play a single hand. They play hand after hand after hand & and overall, skill dominates.

After all poker is often played in a casino right alongside other games of chance like blackjack, craps and slot machines. But most people who play poker seriously know different though. Poker is 100% a game of skill in the long run. However there is a large element of luck in the short term.