[MicroBob]

i agree with both perspectives here.

1. Empire shouldn't be sending you unsolicited crap in the mail.
2. The player should KNOW that there is a good chance that they MIGHT send unsolicited crap in the mail. I would try using a fake address or something if I could if I were in a similar situation.
3. If not...you should do everything possible to MAKE SURE empire does not include you on their mailing-list for random crap.

4. I think you could just say that it must have been something you got when you were surfing on some sports-website.
Say that you think you were on ESPN.com a few weeks ago and seem to remember accidentally clicking some banner. You didn't even know you had hit the banner until this random poker pop-up window came up on your screen.

Or come up with something else.
Say that some guy at work keeps talking about online-poker and must have put you on some sort of mailing-list even though you have vehemently told him that it's really NOT something that interests you.

Hell....just say you have NO IDEA how they got your name on a mailing-list.

It's not that hard.

When you're lying to your family you have to learn how to think on your feet!!