Welcome to FTR, it's a great place to be. Make sure you sign up to ICR (if you haven't already).

Poker, contrary to popular belief, IS gambling. Wikipedia's (very good) definition for gambling is: "the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome". That's exactly what poker is. "Gambling" and "game of skill and knowledge" don't exclude one another. On the contrary - successful gambling TAKES a lot of skill and knowledge.

By the way, there's a "Blogs and Operations" forum under "Poker Etcetera"; you might want to move your thread over there.