Would you mention poker in a job interview?

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Furthermore, speaking as a former Facility Security Officer for a defense contractor (and as someone else already mentioned) gambling would be the kiss of death if any security clearance were needed.

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This is simply a lie. Legal gambling done in moderation does not affect security clearances. It's been more than 10 years since I held a clearance, but I held an extremely high clearance for years. No one ever said I couldn't gamble. All my coworkers held similar clearances and most if not all of them gambled (at least when I was living in Vegas). In the last two years I've played poker both in Colorado and Nevada with many military officiers that I'm certain have access to classsified information. As long as you don't get into financial trouble and it's legal gambling it simply isn't an issue.