Well, to be truthful, it coulda been a lot worse! On first glance, it may look like Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has won this court case… but not so fast. While it\’s true that the court upheld the state\’s right […]
Hmm, I tend to think poker players should try to step out of their little-big poker worlds every so often, if only to keep a check on reality. But yikes, maybe not … when a Seattle columnist stepped into a
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It is no secret that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plays poker. The subject was first brought to light in a September 2007 CNN article in which players in Senator Obama\’s Illinois Legislature poker game were interviewed. \”By his poker
Obama Has His Head in the GamePoker References Abound
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Seriously … she addresses online poker players specifically about 3 minutes in: (Matt Damon and Tobey Maguire also make appearances, indirectly repping the WSOP). I don\’t want Tom to vote, however. Or people who think like him. Country Second! I\’ve
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Just watching a little WPT on GSN (for the first time in forever?) and saw the promo spot for an upcoming poker schedule change: World Poker Tour and High Stakes Poker blocked together, Sunday eves, 7pm/6 central. Hmm. Seems like
I offered \”Shmom Schmeider\” a sizable-to-me-but-big-blind-to-him wager on the outcome of the US presidential election. I even was willing to give up a few points on behalf of Obama, but he wanted to bet it straight up for \”any amount\”
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(Am I the only one surprised that Duplicate Poker is still alive and kicking?) Evidently, Duplicate Poker has players. And 1,639 of them were willing to complete surveys about the upcoming presidential election and their intended votes. Obama took it
Poker Players Prefer Obama to McCainSo Says Duplicate Poker Polling
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I take much interest in what the non-poker commenters have to say — seems they are starting to understand our single-issue/special interest even though they are just starting to see the tip of the online poker iceberg. Reason Magazine is
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The Republican Party has made its intention very clear. They want to render internet gambling illegal, and whether we like it or not, their definition of gambling includes poker. Earlier this week, when the Republican Party\’s national platform was released,
Republican Party Determined to Prohibit Internet GamblingAre We Going to Let Them Do It?
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