Hypothetical: Ex-con playing the WSOP?

[eurythmech]

Hi,

Was just wonderring. Would there be any problems with American authorities or the WSOP administration for an international ex convict playing the WSOP ME?

[grass]

yeah, we should ban ex-cons from all social gatherings. that'll really help their rehabilitation.

[grass]

however they should hang up a list of all sex offenders. that'll really thin down the main event providing more satellites for the better behaved citizens of the country. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

sidenote: can you imagine a sex offender winning the main event, that'll really blast poker off the map. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[eurythmech]

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yeah, we should ban ex-cons from all social gatherings. that'll really help their rehabilitation.

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OK, no need to be rude.
I know in the US in some states excons aren't even allowed to vote, so I wouldn't be surprised if excons from other countries wouldn't even be let in.
Also, Harrah's might think of it as bad publicity?

[37offsuit]

I'd guess that, given the history of poker, many of the old timers are ex-cons themselves, or at the very least, could be. I'd imagine that the only criminals not welcomed in Vegas would be those who have cheated casinos.

I'm sure you've paid your dept to society and you should have no problem playing in the WSOP ME, my friend.

[eurythmech]

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I'd guess that, given the history of poker, many of the old timers are ex-cons themselves, or at the very least, could be. I'd imagine that the only criminals not welcomed in Vegas would be those who have cheated casinos.

I'm sure you've paid your dept to society and you should have no problem playing in the WSOP ME, my friend.

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Heh, I'm a good guy mate. I wouldn't ever go to jail [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[grass]

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yeah, we should ban ex-cons from all social gatherings. that'll really help their rehabilitation.

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OK, no need to be rude.
I know in the US in some states excons aren't even allowed to vote, so I wouldn't be surprised if excons from other countries wouldn't even be let in.
Also, Harrah's might think of it as bad publicity?

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doesn't really matter, not like they'll go through a list of 6600 people to see who are international ex-cons and who aren't.

[otnemem]

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sidenote: can you imagine a sex offender winning the main event, that'll really blast poker off the map. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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child molestor.

[grass]

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sidenote: can you imagine a sex offender winning the main event, that'll really blast poker off the map. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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child molestor.

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low blow!!!!!!!!!

this was after he won the wsop. i shook that guy's hand at the commerce last yr. it still makes me woozy thinking about it. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[otnemem]

Just imagine where those wrinkly, callous digits have been...