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09-05-2005, 02:54 PM
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Re: For those who think internet poker is going to burst
How come every article that comes out in a non poker/gambling publication is always bad news. For once I would like a newspaper article to talk to guys/gals that are living a nice life off of online poker/gambling. All we read about is how Little Ricky lost all his money while he was underage and gambling. Ick. Makes me sick. I make a nice living off of poker. Yes I have down days but once I lose a certain amount then I am done for the day. I see these guys with addictive personalities. Playing pool one time we would draw peas out of the bottle for 5 bucks a pull. High pea won the pot. This guy would keep on losing and eventually he lost all his money to me. Something that should have been fun while waiting for your next match, turned into a bankrupt session for one player.
Conspiracy Theorists...try his one: All the casinos are in "cahoots" to keep articles like this one in the paper, but they never want to see an article on how someone went into their casino and lost their house, car, life or whatever. To this day I have never seen one article on someone that went into a casino and lost their entire life savings...there had to be someone that lost all their money...i mean look at those nice casinos. They were built on winners? I don't think so. Anyway I am starting to ramble on here. 
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09-05-2005, 04:36 PM
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Re: For those who think internet poker is going to burst
Actually I have read one on Cecil Fielder.......... [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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#3
09-05-2005, 05:45 PM
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Re: For those who think internet poker is going to burst
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How come every article that comes out in a non poker/gambling publication is always bad news. For once I would like a newspaper article to talk to guys/gals that are living a nice life off of online poker/gambling. [/ QUOTE ] I've seen so many articles about internet-pros who are doing well it's not even funny. I've also seen mostly 'neutral' articles that just go on and on about the popularity of online-poker (and how much the sites are making) that make virtually no reference to kids or adults becoming addicted OR the fact that it is in a legal grey-area.
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#4
09-05-2005, 09:58 PM
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Re: For those who think internet poker is going to burst
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How come every article that comes out in a non poker/gambling publication is always bad news. For once I would like a newspaper article to talk to guys/gals that are living a nice life off of online poker/gambling. [/ QUOTE ] Welcome to the real world. There are many, many, many more people who lose money gambling than who are "living a nice life off" it. [ QUOTE ] All we read about is how Little Ricky lost all his money while he was underage and gambling. [/ QUOTE ] This stuff is really happening. Should newspapers all refuse to report on it? Should we work together to suppress anyone finding out about the fact that some people lose money gambling since it might hurt our bottom line? [ QUOTE ] All the casinos are in "cahoots" to keep articles like this one in the paper [/ QUOTE ] These articles are bad for b&m casinos even though they are about online casinos. Reinforcing the idea that gambling is addictive and destructive is not what casinos want, regardless of where they are located. They want gambling to be associated with harmless fun.
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#5
09-06-2005, 03:29 AM
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Re: For those who think internet poker is going to burst
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I make a nice living off of poker. [/ QUOTE ] That's because all the teenage fishes who are addicted are helping you live the life [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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