I still find it hard to believe...

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There is an ebb and flow to gambling, and this of course includes poker. Look at Lav Vegas as an example. In the 1920's it was a dusty, tiny, train stop. When Boulder dam was built, the town grew in size during the 1930's. In the mid 1940's, when so many young men were coming back from WWII there was a large increase in visitors. In the 1950's there were several new casinos built. 1960's there was a downturn, but poker was getting more popular. The WSOP started in the early 1970's and although Vegas was still hurting, poker got more popular. In the 1980's Vegas did some building, and poker became more popular as more and more "young players" got into the game. Entries to the WSOP increased every year. In the 1990's Vegas had a terrific boom, and poker (especially in California, which leaglized more than just "race-horse draw" in the mid 1980's) was really popular.

Now it is the new century. Vegas, AC, MS, etc. have grown, the internet has spread the availability of poker all over the world, California is getting full-scale "Indian" casinos and poker is more popular than ever. Wow, was this long winded. Sorry. Point is, there is never enough gambling for this great country of ours. Check out the lotteries, bingo, poker etc. it will never end.

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