Can I avoid playing gwent in Get Junior?

[Ðandypony]

I haven't played gwent at all in my playthrough, since I just don't enjoy it, so I don't have a good deck or anything. And in the main Quest "Get Junior" it wants me to play at Whoreson's casino. Is there any way to avoid that, without making any "evil" choices?

[Ðandypony]

Originally posted by BuzzardBee:

Yes, you don't get any cards from playing it there. Just go in with Cleaver's boys (The Gangs of Novigrad secondary quest).

But won't I fail Get Junior? And isn't that a main quest?

[Crazy Cat Lady]

You won't fail. Cleaver's gang is simply an alternate way to progress through the quest.