ok i have checked for other threads on this topic and gambling seems to be the order of the day , but id like to suggest a few alternatives .
1. russian roulette with an automatic pistol you can have the first go .
2. ferral ghoul coconut shy , using pool balls or base balls launched from an air cannon to knock em out .
3. brahmin jausting .
4. the fly hunt ,where you have to kill a fast moving fly using a missle launcher without killing the audience.
5. the time bomb challenge ,disarm the bomb before it disarms you .
6. the mine field dash ,eat a dodgy brahmin stake and make for the latreen at the far end of a mine field , its that or soil yourself
7. the up chuck challenge , projectile vomit on as many people as possible in 30 seconds
8. grenade bobbing ,careful now one has its pin tied to the bottom of the bucket [yes i know grenades dont float ]
9. human pin cushion , see how many swords you can stab into a clown without killing him
10. chubby chasin ,pursue a fat kid until he pukes
bit much that last one i know , anyone else care to comment on this .
oh look im due back at the asylum . EAGLES MAY FLY HIGH, BUT WEASLES DONT GET svckED INTO JET ENGINES

actually i was thinking this is a good alternative to allot of crafting type systems.

if your fixing a car make a sort of mini game out of it were you have take apart bad parts and put on new good ones.

if some one has a critical injury have a surgeon mini game were you stitch or cauterize the wound, maybe have to remove bullets or shrapnel,

theres allot of things you can make a sort of mini game out of to make em allot more interesting.

exactly why does it always have to be gambling , im not against it i just think there are many other ways they could go .
that waste land surgeon game could be fun too , oops you seem to of stitched the patience up and left out a few organs .
a fallout version of operation , you could play when drunk or drugged . EAGLES MAY FLY HIGH, BUT WEASLES DONT GET svckED INTO JET ENGINES