Re: Poker leads to bank robbery
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What used to be played by middle-age men in smoky backrooms is being played by college and high school students.
If players can't find a live game, online poker is a mouse click away, and they need only a computer and a credit card whose credit limit hasn't been maxed out.
"It's everywhere and now it's even on the Internet, where there is almost no controls," Thompson said. "You can expect it to get worse, and you can expect to see more and more college students fall into it."
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this is so ridiculous. if the kid lived down the street from a casino or lost this money to a bookie would it be this big of a deal?
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