For those who think internet poker is going to burst

[lefty rosen]

Actually I have read one on Cecil Fielder.......... [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Rev. Good Will]

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Instead of lamenting the seeming crisis of these types, maybe those who are complaining should instead offer these kids some good 2+2 books so they could get a clue.

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[Innocentius]

Anyone got any idea about whether the sites are trying to enforce their age limits? How many 14-year-olds are out there playing?

[Eder]

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Parents should be happy. It could be drugs little Ricky is blowing his college fund on.

Instead of lamenting the seeming crisis of these types, maybe those who are complaining should instead offer these kids some good 2+2 books so they could get a clue.

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Nice insight...My youngest son (now 21) started to play ~ a year or so ago. I helped him set up an online account...taught him basic starting hands and strategy...my goal was to keep him home more often at night. Worked reasonably well and he has developed into a winning SS nl player.

Every hour he was glued to Pokerstars was less time to find trouble imo.

[yanicehand]

You're welcome [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Sincerely,
Kevin

[MicroBob]

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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.

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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.

[Jurollo]

Owl,
Every time you post one of these stories it posts twice.
~Justin

[mackthefork]

Congratualtions, this is exactly the sort of [censored] that will get the whole show side lined. Kids gambling away trust funds is just the fuel the Christian Right needs to get Bush and his mates to ban the game completely.

Mack

[Eratosthenes]

I think the big risk to online poker is that it is "bad for the kids." Politicians will swing into action to be seen protecting the kids. I can see an unholy alliance of religous Republicans and Democrats that don't like gambling they can't tax coming together to make online poker much more difficult. Right now the anti online poker movement is pretty small (Sen. Kyle), but that could change if there is a lot of publicity about kids losing their college money to poker.

Why is there never a movement to pass laws requiring parents to watch their kids?

[MicroBob]

Naturally!
The articles are so important that he has taken it upon himself to require everyone to read it twice.