Re: Thoughts on the series \"TILT\"
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More fish, maybe, but less support for poker in general.
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How do you figure less support? Is ESPN going to re-bite the hand that feeds them? The NFL didnt like Playmakers but ESPN was a small player in it. ESPN profits tremendously off of poker. The ESPN/Harrah deal in the future shows they are concerned with the game's longevity. They are not going to tarnish the reputation of one of their own cash cows for 12 consecutive weeks. I do not think ESPN is going to make everyone that plays look like low-lives and doing drugs 24 hrs a day and no mobility. If they were smart, they would glorify the lifestyle and the accolades and hopefully convince people that they could be professionals.
Obviously we have to wait and see, but I dont see them trying to pull out the darker side of poker and rehash stereotypes about degenerate gamblers.
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