Texas Hold'em Craze
I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but lately poker has been gaining popularity like crazy. One particular type of poker, Texas Hold'em, has been in the spotlight more so than others. For example, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the game has proved to be a challenge for the state officials. Recently officials shut down David Bischoff's bowling alley (in St. Paul, Minnesota) when they found out about his weekly Texas Hold'em tournement. Other states, such as Iowa and Wyoming, are also cutting back on these tournaments because of the risk of losing their gaming licenses. Concerns not only include the loss of gaming licenses, but also the unethical and perhaps illegal profit that bars and other facilities are making on these tournaments. Inspite of the credible arguments made by supporters of the game, Texas Hold'em is still considered a gambling affair and is, as of right now, not welcome in Minnesota.
More information on other states and their gambling laws can be found here. Louisiana's gambling laws can be found here.
posted by Anonymous at
1:42 PM
1 Comments:
This is another example of one group trying to impose its will on another, especially when the dominant feels the "act" is a social bad in someway (be it alcohol, drugs, polygamy, gambling).
This is an interesting post and there are some interesting issues, but you need to think about that role that statistics plays here. There's a wealth of statistics ideas in gambling, particularly probability and uncertainty, but that isn't really the focus of the article.
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John Topoleski, at 10:45 AM
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