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  1. Nole91 Nole91 is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 3:34pm)

    Great way to exponentially get the message out.

    I'm a newcomer to Twitter, but follow Andy Glockner for college hoops (SI.com writer). http://twitter.com/#!/AndyGlockner

    Andy's tweets from last night:

    "That poker is banned as a game of luck but fantasy sports -- in which people bet and hope other people produce -- isn't it ridiculous."

    "I'm sure the legal argument is that you don't *have* to bet on fantasy, so it's completely unregulateable. Still ridiculous in reality."

    "A poker pro legendarily won an online tournament while never looking at her hole cards, but yeah, it's a game of luck like the lottery. Sigh"

    Retweet away.
    Edited By: wackyJaxon Jun 4th, 2011 at 09:42 PM
     
  2. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 9:44pm) in reply to Nole91

    Interesting comparison
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  3. msc msc is offline

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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 10:59pm) in reply to Nole91

     
    Originally Posted by Nole91 View Post

    "A poker pro legendarily won an online tournament while never looking at her hole cards, but yeah, it's a game of luck like the lottery. Sigh"

    could see people using that as proof that it's luck too
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    Jun 4th, 2011 (6/4/2011 11:17pm) in reply to msc

    My overall reason for this post is this:

    1. Writers like Glockner crave attention and followers. They know that their future earnings potential is tied to their overall following (see Bill Simmons).

    2. They tend to discuss topics which earn them more feedback and followers.

    3. Glockner obviously understands the pro poker argument.

    4. The more mainstream exposure, the better.
     
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  5. Chet Steadman Chet Steadman is offline

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    Jun 7th, 2011 (6/7/2011 8:34pm) in reply to wackyJaxon

     
    Originally Posted by wackyJaxon View Post

    Interesting comparison

    The NFL lobbied heavily for the UIGEA with a special carve-out for, you guessed it, fantasy football.
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  6. cocoa_butter111 cocoa_butter111 is offline

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    Jun 8th, 2011 (6/8/2011 1:41am) in reply to msc

     
    Originally Posted by Nole91 View Post

    "A poker pro legendarily won an online tournament while never looking at her hole cards, but yeah, it's a game of luck like the lottery. Sigh"

    Retweet away.

     
    Originally Posted by msc View Post

    could see people using that as proof that it's luck too

    esp when they find out it was annette oberstad haha
     
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