To Whom It May Concern:
I've been a member of the Poker Community for over four and a half years now.. ever since finding Steemit long ago, and now on Hive. It is impossible to "gamble" on the poker site, you cannot send Hive there and gamble with it.
Tournaments that have HIVE Prizes are sponsored by the Hive community. We've had Top 20 Witnesses sponsor huge tournaments. In fact, ALL HIVE Tournaments are Witness sponsored.
I sponsor a tournament every weekend for the Community. Nothing major mind you.. but I've always given back ever since I joined. I freely donate HIVE, so the people of Hive have a place to play some poker.. for free if they so choose.
It is a donation, and I make the decision to donate my HIVE. I also donate my time as well.
I support most games on Hive, even though I do not play them. I've even played some games on Steemit, like Drug Wars, and that space colonization game.. that I forget the name of and etc. In those games, I paid A LOT of Steem and I lost out because the games fizzled out or whatever. There were grand promises made, that were never kept.
My point is, I gambled my coins on those games.. and I lost. And to be honest, those games left me not wanting to play games like that again. I would much rather just give the coins away and have some fun.
I enjoy playing the Game of Poker. It takes time and dedication, to learn the skills needed to win a tournament. You cannot buy your way to a win. You cannot upgrade your cards. You get what you get, and you better have the chops to take home the win. It's not really about the coins, it's all about the Win. With that being said..
Have An Awesome Day!