Best gambling-related episode?

[Shatnertage]

I'm teaching a class on "Gambling and the Media" this summer and am looking for a good Trek episode to throw into the mix. Any suggestions?

Right now I'm learning towards Tapestry, which has a casino-style game at its core, but also deals more generally with ideas of risk and regret. I absolutely cannot inflict The Royale on the class, so that one's out.

I'm thinking about The Corombite Maneuver, but am not sure if the thoughts on poker v. chess are worth the 45-minute investment, even though Bailey's freakout scene would grab their attention.

I'd really appreciate any suggestions.

 

[DS9forever]

DS9's "Change of Heart" has Bashir playing tongo with Quark.

 

[FormerLurker]

Fizzbin!

 

[Marten]

The one in TNG where Data plays that strange game with the alien and goes for a stalemate?

 

[Shatnertage]

Good ideas! I forgot all about fizzbin.

 

[FormerLurker]

The one in TNG where Data plays that strange game with the alien and goes for a stalemate?

That game was called Strategema.

 

[Shatnertage]

What do you think the best TNG poker episode was? The game didn't usually fit into the plot (except the one where Worf beat the snot out of the ambassador), and as important as the final scene in AGT is, I can't see it having much impact on a bunch of kids who've never seen the show. Any other suggestions?

 

[Marth22]

The one in TNG where Data plays that strange game with the alien and goes for a stalemate?

That game was called Strategema.

Ah the memories of Strategema even the name brings back that great episode's story to my head