As December\’s American political dialogue takes shape — lame-duck tax policy, North Korea, Wikileaks, don\’t-ask-don\’t-tell — online poker (and \”poker only\”) is registering a few blips on the national radar. It still will take some time before the main-mainstream really takes hold of our issue(s) … but what the big-media talking heads have to say on these matters is taking shape here in Nevada.
Check it out as Andy Bloch appears as the informed, sensible voice of poker — and current efforts to legally mainstream it — on Face to Face with Jon Ralston, a Vegas-based poli-pundit. I think this is like a mainstream media undercard — big match on a medium stage featuring a couple rising media welterweights … or maybe more like a WSOPunditry circuit event?
OK, might-gotta workshop a few mixed metaphors myself … but regardless, Bloch\’s appearance begins at about 2:40, where he potentially lays out a starting point for future poker news-talks:
Quick review: well-opened with the suit-and-tie banter, but questionable play with the arrest-talk shove.
UPDATE: There\’s a second segment, too. (Click the second little square in the player.) Much better in the second-round subtopics, imho.