Comments on: A Very True Tale of Online Poker And the fine line between addiction and success http://pokerati.com/2009/06/26/a-very-true-tale-of-online-poker-and-the-fine-line-between-addiction-and-success/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2009/06/26/a-very-true-tale-of-online-poker-and-the-fine-line-between-addiction-and-success/comment-page-1/#comment-169229 DanM Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:25:34 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9757#comment-169229 i think the lesson here, that i take away, is that all cards are gonna be on the table. we (poker people) can no longer deny our naysayers' beefs -- whether they be cheating, addicition, degeneracy, tax avoidance, whatever ... if it happens in poker it happens. and pretending it doesn't only stands to hurt us. sadly, though, i don't think this is the case for the other side. i think the lesson here, that i take away, is that all cards are gonna be on the table.

we (poker people) can no longer deny our naysayers’ beefs — whether they be cheating, addicition, degeneracy, tax avoidance, whatever …

if it happens in poker it happens. and pretending it doesn’t only stands to hurt us.

sadly, though, i don’t think this is the case for the other side.

]]> By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2009/06/26/a-very-true-tale-of-online-poker-and-the-fine-line-between-addiction-and-success/comment-page-1/#comment-169228 DanM Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:23:22 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9757#comment-169228 yeah, that's always the case ... virtually all their arguments against us are taken out of context. yeah, that’s always the case … virtually all their arguments against us are taken out of context.

]]> By: Kevin Mathers http://pokerati.com/2009/06/26/a-very-true-tale-of-online-poker-and-the-fine-line-between-addiction-and-success/comment-page-1/#comment-169227 Kevin Mathers Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:08:04 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9757#comment-169227 I'm sure certain Congresspersons are going to find plenty of fodder for their point against online gambling in the early part of the article. I’m sure certain Congresspersons are going to find plenty of fodder for their point against online gambling in the early part of the article.

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