Poker leads to bank robbery

[revots33]

wonder if he was a 2+2er.

[B1GF1SHY]

No, he couldn't be. All 2+2'ers are winners!

No, he posts at Neverwin's site.

This is terrible, this gives Poker a black eye, can't tell you how many people sat their and listened to this story on the Today show and not only shook their head and reconfirmed to themselves why they don't gamble. But they also shook their head and said "Yup, that's what anyone who is crazy enough to play poker is capable of doing"

This is why people have laws on the books about "illegal card rooms"

I think the poker community should make an effort to reach out in this situation. Possibly hire the kid a lawyer if the Walderon attorney is a court-appointed, or at least be there for his court date, possibly do a campaign for Wachovia. Something to promote goodwill. I would hope (futily of course) that the online poker site would excuse his debt. Also, maybe someone could teach this kid how to play.

[soko]

Why would they excuse his debt, he commited a felony that warrants 20 years in jail and you think the guy deserves sympathy? It's DEBT, it's not going to kill you, if you handle pressure so horribly that you would rob a bank you are only going to be safe behind bars.

It only reinforces the stupidity of your post that you even mention the possibility that this guy be allowed to play poker agian.

[Python49]

link keeps telling me it got intercepted and i have to register to see it

I usually don't play the "who is more to blame" game, but this story could have just as easily been written with the primary culprit being credit card companies issuing credit to college students in excess of what they can afford.

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I usually don't play the "who is more to blame" game, but this story could have just as easily been written with the primary culprit being credit card companies issuing credit to college students in excess of what they can afford.

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How about this. Write it about a kid who has been successful in most endeavors and built up such hubris that he thought he borrow 5 grand to gamble. Then when he failed, he thought it was a better alternative to rob a bank than ask his Baptist preacher dad for help.

He is not a victim of cc companies, online poker sites or anyone else. He is the felon (allegedly).

[mikewvp]

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This is terrible, this gives Poker a black eye, can't tell you how many people sat their and listened to this story on the Today show and not only shook their head and reconfirmed to themselves why they don't gamble. But they also shook their head and said "Yup, that's what anyone who is crazy enough to play poker is capable of doing"

This is why people have laws on the books about "illegal card rooms"

I think the poker community should make an effort to reach out in this situation. Possibly hire the kid a lawyer if the Walderon attorney is a court-appointed, or at least be there for his court date, possibly do a campaign for Wachovia. Something to promote goodwill. I would hope (futily of course) that the online poker site would excuse his debt. Also, maybe someone could teach this kid how to play.

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That is ridiculous. It would appear as though the poker community accepts what he did. If anything we should hire a better lawyer to prosecute him for strengthening the negative feelings toward gambling that the average person has. At least ban him from all major poker sites, it would be better to let people understand that we don't want irresponsible poker players in the community, at least that way they won't think we 'prey' on the weak.

[lehighguy]

My best friend ruined his college over poker, almost killed himself.

But it was his whole personality that was the problem. If it isn't poker it would be booze or something.