gato_tiltuoso
01-21-2005, 07:58 PM
This was the last paragraph on an article on the "poker craze" that I read on yahoo yesterday:
"It's the soup of the day [re:poker]. It's very popular," said Frank Ball, director of Minnesota's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. But, he said, "It's not gin rummy. It's not 500. It's not hearts. Those are all games of skill. This is a random game, and it's a gamble."
Here's the link to the full article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050120/ap_on_re_us/poker_predicament
I'm surprised that a person with such a position would know so little about the game and/or make such an assertion to the press. I'm sure this will stir up lots of righteous indignation, but I'm more concerned that beliefs like this from people in these kinds of positions will slow the growth of the game in terms of non-online venues for public play.
ps, what's 500? I know a dice game named 5000...
"It's the soup of the day [re:poker]. It's very popular," said Frank Ball, director of Minnesota's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division. But, he said, "It's not gin rummy. It's not 500. It's not hearts. Those are all games of skill. This is a random game, and it's a gamble."
Here's the link to the full article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050120/ap_on_re_us/poker_predicament
I'm surprised that a person with such a position would know so little about the game and/or make such an assertion to the press. I'm sure this will stir up lots of righteous indignation, but I'm more concerned that beliefs like this from people in these kinds of positions will slow the growth of the game in terms of non-online venues for public play.
ps, what's 500? I know a dice game named 5000...