National poker craze could create a generation of problem gamblers
Uh oh...the backlash is beginning.
KRT Wire | 08/01/2005 | National poker craze could create a generation of problem gamblers: Jack's never been to a Kansas City riverboat casino.He's only 15, after all, well shy of the legal Missouri gambling age of 21.But he sees plenty of the gambling life anyway, thanks to televised Las Vegas poker tournaments beamed right into his living room.The high school sophomore can admire his favorite professional poker players. Sit on the couch and ogle gigantic stacks of cash. And learn strategies for $5 poker throw-downs with his buddies.
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Posted by Jay Brewer at August 2, 2005 1:27 AM
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