Gambling (skill)

Gambling is a Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics skill.

Initial Level
Fallout:

$$\text{Initial level}\%=20+(3\times\text{Luck})$$

Fallout 2:

$$\text{Initial level}\%=5\times\text{Luck}$$

Example: A starting Luck of 5.

Fallout:

$$20+(3\times5)=35\%$$

Fallout 2:

$$5\times5=25\%$$

Description
This skill increases the odds of winning at roulette, slots or the "Mole-Rat Mambo" Fallout 2, Redding. With proper skill efficiency, gambling allows to earn quite huge amount of money and might be a good alternative to barter skill.

In Fallout go to the Hub and go south till you hit the bar, the Maltese Falcon. Talk to the black guy by the roulette table; when the dialog comes up hold down the 1 and 3 on your keyboard in order to cycle through the gambling dialog. An absolute minimum of get any profit is 60%. At 100% gambling becomes a profitable skill.

In Fallout 2 skill can be used on any slot or at gambling tables, except games at craps, Fallout 2. Den. The numeric keys 1-5 correspond to different betting amounts (5,15,25,50,100). By 80%, one can bet $5 and win consistently. Betting at $50 requires at least 120%.

In Fallout Tactics, at least without the patch, just your main character will be able to gamble. The process is also bugged: you can offer nothing for all, then hit the gambling button rapidly. In 10 seconds you can win, even with 30%. You can exploit this at the bunkers, as you can gamble with the quartermaster, and sell his items back.

This skill can be increased with the Gambler perk, which adds 20% to the gambling skill.