Gambling is the wagering of money on an event with uncertain outcomes with intent to win additional money.
Overview
The ability to wager money is first introduced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, when the player must pay entrance fees for Vice Street Racer events, with a set limit on how much he or she can bet, and perform well enough in the races to break even. In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas more activities were available that the player can take part in to wager money on in order to gain more money if the player wins the activity or lose the money wagered if the player loses the activity. With it's expansion in GTA San Andreas the chances of losing/winning are more probable.
Gambling skill
In GTA San Andreas, the player can increase the gambling skill of Carl Johnson by spending money at the casinos. The skill increases by 1 for every $100 spent up to a maximum skill of 1000. There are certain activities that bars the player from playing due to a low gambling skill. The player can borrow money from the casino, leading to a negative money value. The amount allowed to borrow is based in how high the gambling skill is, the higher the skill the more is allowed to borrow. If the limit of monry borrowed is reached by the player, Carl will recieve a warning phone call from the casino. Eventually he will be called again and told that people will be meeting him to discuss the debt. After this a gang of hitmen will arrive and attack the player, and random attacks like this will persist until you pay off the debt.
| Percentage | Skill level | Max wager or borrow |
| 1 | Gambler | $1,000 |
| 5 | Professional | $10,000 |
| 10 | Hi-roller | $100,000 |
| 100 | Whale | $1,000,000 |
Activities
GTA San Andreas
Casino-based
| Name | Image | Description |
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| Blackjack | 
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Blackjack is one of the activities in which the player can take part in.
In-game the actual rules of the game apply except for splitting. The goal is to get as close to 21 as the player possibly can. Each two players start out with two cards. After the cards are dealt they are given the choice to either hit (receive new cards) or stand (stay with the cards in their hands). If one goes over 21 then they are bust. Acquiring a blackjack (an ace, and a card equivalent to 10) will award the player with double the payout, but if the casino gains a blackjack normal payout occurs. Receiving five cards without going over 21 still works. Also sometimes what is called a push can occur. This is when both players have the same number amount in cards. When this happens both get their money back. |
| Roulette | 
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Rules for roulette are similar to rules in the real version- players place chips on numbers, as well as number sets, number pairs, odds or evens and red or black. if the ball lands on the number, nunber set, pair, or color you chose you gain a payoff on your money. Each choice has a certain "Multiplier" with the green 0 having the highest payoff. |
| Slot machines | 
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Slot machine are another source of gambling. While pretty standard, the slot machines can give the player a range of currency from a small amount to a substantial amount. The price to play a certain machine can vary. The amount of money the player can attain depends on the symbols. Playing these do not increase the gambling skill. |
| Video poker | 
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| Wheel of Fortune | 
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As in roulette, you put money on spots on a board. However, here you can only pick from 5 spots- $1, $5, $10, $20, and the star. The payout for each space is shown by the dollar amount (the star is $40)- the dollar amount is the payoff for each dollar wagered- for example, betting $1 on the $20 spot and winning will give $20. Once done beting, the wheel will be spun. If the wheel lands on the space bet on, the player will earn money. If not, the player loses the money bet. |
| Craps(BETA) |   Craps table |
The Craps table was deleted in the released version of San Andreas but the table and the dice is still in the game files(complete with models and textures) but the dice is bigger than usual but the script may resize it. |
| Texas Holdem poker?(BETA) |   The poker table(not solid) |
This gambling game was deleted from the game but the table and the chips are still in the game files(with textures and models, but the table is not solid and the chips are biggest like the dices in the Craps game) |
