Why dont black people play poker?

[PuppetMaster]

Just curious why whites seem to make up a very large majority of the poker playing pool in comparison to blacks.
What is the cause of this?

And lets avoid comments like "they have no money and cant add"...

[Vehn]

I would say at my local card barn the percentage of players that are black is consistent with their percent in the local population, through all limit levels.

[daryn]

different people are into different things.

why are there so few black hockey players?

the reason there are fewer blacks than whites playing poker could be that there are fewer blacks than whites in the country, or that the average black guy has less money than the average white guy.

[James282]

There are plenty of black people who play poker in Atlantic City.
-James

[banditbdl]

In other words, about 3%.

[Vehn]

Hah.. yup.

[PuppetMaster]

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different people are into different things.

why are there so few black hockey players?

the reason there are fewer blacks than whites playing poker could be that there are fewer blacks than whites in the country, or that the average black guy has less money than the average white guy.

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most hockey players come from canada or over seas, those that come from the states are in the northern most areas, which statistically have less african americans. Blacks also have lower incomes and cant afford the expensive equipment that it takes to play hockey, and often opt for more economical sports, such as football or basketball.

[Oski]

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Just curious why whites seem to make up a very large majority of the poker playing pool in comparison to blacks.
What is the cause of this?

And lets avoid comments like "they have no money and cant add"...

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This is some ignorant sh*t. I played for about 5 years in Emeryville, CA at a place called the Oaks. Why don't you show your squid-head over there and see if you can get an answer.

Let me see a picture of you before your head gets permantely in your ass...Oh, too late.

[PuppetMaster]

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Just curious why whites seem to make up a very large majority of the poker playing pool in comparison to blacks.
What is the cause of this?

And lets avoid comments like "they have no money and cant add"...

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This is some ignorant sh*t. I played for about 5 years in Emeryville, CA at a place called the Oaks. Why don't you show your squid-head over there and see if you can get an answer.



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So you are saying that black people DO NOT make up a very small minority of the poker community?

You should take your head out of your ass.

[Oski]

I forgot you were a demographics expert. If you look above, some other posters have pointed out the ratio of players (of all colors) seems to comport with their respective population ratios.

Your empirical evidence depends largely where you play.

[thetman]

What an ignorant,uninformed question!

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I haven't been to FW in a while, but I remember seeing the proportionate number of black players there. Certainly at Mohegan when the poker room was open.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

why are there so few black hockey players?

Because it's a sport whose main fan and player base is Canadian and northern and eastern European?

[MilesDavis]

Why not: Religion, family attitudes toward public gambling, playing poker in places other than the card rooms you frequent.

That said, especially before the poker boom, most ethnic groups (blacks included) where well represented in the card rooms I have frequented. Especially California and Mississippi.

[StevieG]

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why are there so few black hockey players?


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TOP FIVE REASONS BLACK GUYS DON'T PLAY HOCKEY

(We only got 5 'cause The Man wouldn't let us have 10.)

5. It’s cold out there.
4. Scared to get a gold tooth knocked out.
3. Don’t want to be around white guys with sticks.
2. Don’t want to be around with a white guy in a mask.

And the number 1 reason black guys don't play Hockey...
1. Don’t feel the need to dominate yet another sport.

From "The Dark Side With Nat X" (Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live, ’91)

[Al_Capone_Junior]

Well...

At the risk of p'litical incorrectness (like I give a [censored] about THAT)...

I think you have made a valid observation.

I base my comments on extensive play in both atlantic city and vegas. Neither place had a large, or seemingly even proportional # of players compared to the expected population of black people. Now I am not sure what the precise "expected" number of black people would be, but my observations seem to agree with the idea that few black people play poker.

Of course there are exceptions. One of my college buddies, highly educated and intelligent, is a fair poker player, and has been a regular in the local home games for 15 years. But I think they are more the exception than the rule.

I believe this is due to social factors more than anything else. I know many black people. However, IS it any wonder that most of these friends of mine were met playing basketball and not poker? There are certainly many of my basketball buddies that can afford to play poker, but few of them do. I think it's just a socialization thing, and nothing more. Most black boys play basketball, but few black men play poker. I cannot explain, but I think it's pretty obvious that this is true.

al

[mike l.]

if you would like to play poker with some black dudes and ladies (alongside every other race and nationality imaginable) why not come on down to hollywood park, there are plenty. sometimes it's fascinating what a melting pot you find in the LA cardrooms.

[PuppetMaster]

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What an ignorant,uninformed question!

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I agree. Very ignorant indeed for Vehn to speak of my brothas that way.

[Vehn]

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[gabyyyyy]

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why are there so few black hockey players?


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It is well known that black people do not like cold climates.

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the reason there are fewer blacks than whites playing poker could be that there are fewer blacks than whites in the country, or that the average black guy has less money than the average white guy.

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um..... LOL

[daryn]

care to elaborate?

LOL = idiot detector

[daryn]

nevermind gabby, i have promised myself to never respond to you or the other loser again. the way i figure it, you can't be that dumb can you? i hope not. so if you're not, then you're just a dickhead troll. either way, why respond?

have fun doing whatever you do /images/graemlins/grin.gif

maybe i'll start responding to you again when i get to a million bb's at 2-4.


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[Rushmore]

Now that everyone's head is covered in his own faecal matter, I'd like to go on record as saying that yes, it's true--if you play somewhere where there is a larger number of black people playing poker (like the Oaks, for instance), this post will seem to be based upon a faulty premise.

If you play in Finland, you might find it to be a worthwhile topic.

But if you're ME, and you find yourself actually typing in a response to such a transparently pointless issue, you might ask yourself why you are wasting your valuable time, and

[Mike Gallo]

There are plenty of black people who play poker in Atlantic City.

Agreed

[Mike Gallo]

Puppetmaster,

Why do you care?

I found this an unusual post.

For the record in Atlantic City where I play, we have just as many "blacks" as "whites".

[risen]

In Spring, we black people prefer to be called Afro-American. Didn't you get the memo?

But seriously I'm going to weigh in from the other side of the question and in the affirmative. As an Afro-American poker player, I usually am the only one at a poker table behind 6 white men, 1 white woman, 2 assorted Asians, and 1 Latino. As we make up 12.9 percent of the population, it seems about representative. I would not note religious or cultural taboos towards gambling in our community, in fact we are more prone to gambling disposable (and non diposable) income and to problem gambling than the average American. The better question may be, why do so many asians find their way to casinos (And don't say they are all laundering drug money, that's only half of them /images/graemlins/tongue.gif)

This ends todays Ask a Black Man segment, Paul Mooney will return next week.

[lefty rosen]

What I don't understand is a spammer get's banned for informing people about deals he can give them for poker, that is bad........ Morons talk like Jimmy the Greek and the drunk moron at the end of the bar and this thread devolves into dumb ethnic jokes and stereotypes and this is good?

[Mike Gallo]

The $60-$120 game had 6 players I would call "black".

[EWillers]

Equality doesn't mean sameness. That's just a fact.

The NBA is more entertaining than the WNBA.

Women's tennis tends to be more entertaining than men's (better rallies).

AND

North Miami PD drops requirement in bid to recruit blacks (http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/goto/?getPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elocal10%2Ecom%2Fnews%2 F3030870%2Fdetail%2Ehtml&return=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2 Edrudgereportarchives%2Ecom%2Fdsp%2Flinks%5Frecap% 2Ehtm)

Jimmy the Greek got a bum rap.

I found there to be a much greater % of black people in the cardrooms in LA (Louisiana) than in NV.

[zuluking]

Just asking the question smacks of racism. You are an a$$hole.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Just asking the question smacks of racism.

Why? If his perception from the public cardrooms he's seen is that there are fewer black people there than in the general population, why is it racist to inquire why this might be so?

[DcifrThs]

personally, i think this is a silly thread, but you bring up an interesting statistical point to which i will apply myself.

you say that in every game YOU sit in, there appears to be about a proportional representation of african american card players.

but risen, that is clearly falacious. think about it. there are about 12% of this country represented by your minority group. there are 10 seats at a card table. if YOU sit down in one of the 10 seats...thats 10% right there. so from your perspective all games that you are in seem about right relative to the comparative population densities.

what you need to do is take a sample of casinos from all over the US and perform a full weighting scheme based on surrounding relative population frequencies in order to determine whether it is likely that there are fewer african americans who play poker than whites controlling for relative population frequency.

-Barron

[risen]

Well i didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, But at the weekly meeting, all of the poker players lay out their plans for the following week, thereby ensuring there is no overlap at the tables. We don't need to end up splitting the sympathy pots from the liberals at the tables. Did you know that we reserve the right to replace any unseen card in hand with the race card (K /images/graemlins/spade.gif) up to once per dealer down? It's in the house rules of the more reputable card rooms nationwide.

And yes this is a very silly thread, and no it is not a racist thread. They are mutually exclusive. If you are being offended by something that is silly, you need to lighten up. And in case you couldn't tell by now, 90% of the replies to this thread have been tongue in cheek. I can't tell if the righteously indignant ones have caught on or are playing along.

[zuluking]

Kurn, asking the question in itself is considered racist to MANY people. If you or others don't understand why, then take a race sensativity class and you'll find out why.

I'm not going to teach "Racism 101" to you guys, I'm sorry I responded, let's talk about poker hands and $hit...

[Duke]

MANY people are TFR's.

~D

[daryn]

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Kurn, asking the question in itself is considered racist to MANY people. If you or others don't understand why, then take a race sensativity class and you'll find out why.


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MANY people are idiots. race sensativity [sic] is a joke.

[alpine0000]

yea, maybe it screams racism to overly sensitive people. if somebody asked me why white men cant jump, or, why is football dominated by black men, i wouldnt take it as racism towards white! the same as the question why is ice hockey mostly white - thats not racist, its a fact. thats just the way this world is. different strokes for different folks. different cultures and different peoples enjoy different things more or less than others. hey, maybe thats why all us white guys are so out of shape in comparison! cause our lazy asses sit at a poker table all day! it goes both ways guys, chill out, this isnt 1930 anymore, we are in 2000. and if we cant ask a question regarding another race without it being racism, then we have more serious problems than poker talk. open your eyes! stand up comedians make fun of races all the time. all races. if we cant laugh at ourselves in this short life, what can we laugh at? besides, it sounded like an honest question anyways. now, a word to the "sensitive" - go back to rubbing your gf's feet and stay out of this forum zuluking! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

now, to the rest of you, happy poker! /images/graemlins/spade.gif /images/graemlins/diamond.gif /images/graemlins/heart.gif /images/graemlins/club.gif