View Full Version : Poker Should Be Banned
Cactus Cactus
10-19-2006, 04:07 AM
Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
govman6767
10-19-2006, 04:12 AM
They are either going to gamble it away to you... Or to a casino playing craps or baccarat.
I would rather they give it to me.
Cactus Cactus
10-19-2006, 04:14 AM
but if there is one less way to blow their money... out of the million people who have that problem, that will help out someone. And that makes a difference
Learn to see something positive in everything
Sounds like you have a major guilt complex. Sure, we are helping all 87 people who will cause divorces and bankruptcy for themselves, but wouldn't it have been better to ban something like tobacco that causes thousands of deaths a year? (By the way, I smoke).
What you are suggesting is that the poker lifestyle is predatory, that it feeds on the poor, addicted, degenerate, and incapicated, and that a bill preventing it will at least help these people. And by that argument you imply that people who take YEARS to learn their expertise and skill are unrightfully using fishes to earn their living. If that is your view, you might as well condemn all of business in general.
Grow up, man. Poker doesn't cause divorces and bankruptcy. Idiots do. Frist wants to protect families while allowing online horse betting and lotteries. Coming from a guy that is being investigated for other issues, this is pretty silly. You wanna argue for banning all gambling and everything else that 'hurts' humanity, you should find a better forum.
Leader
10-19-2006, 04:26 AM
What right do you have to make decisions for someone else?
mikeh1975
10-19-2006, 04:28 AM
yep frist is a hypocritical bastard.he makes it illegal for us to play poker online and the jerk is breaking laws at the same time himself......
Indiana
10-19-2006, 04:52 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban. Actually religion should be the first thing to go as it ruins the most families.
Indy
5thStreetHog
10-19-2006, 04:54 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
[/ QUOTE ]What a bunch of BS ..."have we caused a divorce? probably" your an idiot if your theory is guy loses wife because he gambles and hes not to blame,its the guys who won his money lol This might be the most idiotic post ive read here.But,it gives us all a great example of the kind of thinking we are up against in this debate.Guy rapes a girl and shes to blame cause she had a short skirt on,isnt this similar to your thinking?I have another process of thought,its called being responsible for your own actions.Ponder it for awile please.
Dementia
10-19-2006, 04:56 AM
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They are either going to gamble it away to you... Or to a casino playing craps or baccarat.
I would rather they give it to me.
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haakee
10-19-2006, 04:58 AM
How about we ban [censored] parents? That seems to be a root cause of bad things in society.
Dickie_Drain
10-19-2006, 05:05 AM
r u crazy? porn is what we should ban.
Nah...only Gay Porn should be banned
Indiana
10-19-2006, 05:07 AM
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban.
Nah...only Gay Porn should be banned
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Im just saying, if we are going to go around banning stuff, poker isn't the biggest stumbling block to a man's marriage.
Indy
Red Lion
10-19-2006, 05:08 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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Lets ban booze.
Indiana
10-19-2006, 05:09 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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Lets ban booze.
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Let's ban pork. Let's ban fast food. Let's ban the lottery. OMFG, what about rock and roll? That [censored] is bad.
Indy
govman6767
10-19-2006, 05:17 AM
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but if there is one less way to blow their money... out of the million people who have that problem, that will help out someone. And that makes a difference
Learn to see something positive in everything
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You know what I'm tired of this PC [censored].
Your whole point is that I should look to the person standing next to me and think to myself "how can I make his life better" "How can I make the world better"
Guess what I don't care ANYTHING about the person next to me. I don't care about making the world a better place.
All I care about is me and my family.
Exa How am I going to pay the rent this month
How can I put gas in the Car
Food ???
You see these are real questions people have to ask in the REAL WORLD. I'm not a millionare I"m just like the other 90%of the world who's just trying to figure out how I"m going to make it until tommorow.
So please don't ask me to care about some guy who spent his money on something he should not have because HONESTLY with no bad feelings towards you...... I don't care I have my own problems and so do the MAJORITY of the non rich people in the world.
Sciolist
10-19-2006, 05:19 AM
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What right do you have to make decisions for someone else?
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I was going to write something long and involved, but that just about sums it up.
mungpo
10-19-2006, 05:34 AM
We should ban cars. I am tired of all this global warming along with car accidents that result in deaths.
okietalker
10-19-2006, 05:39 AM
Is the OP a losing, divorced, degenerate gambler that has "seen the light" and now wants to reform all of us?
Ban it and I will just go play live. (if only i could go to the casino in my tidy whitey's!)
G_Dollaz
10-19-2006, 05:41 AM
[censored] it, in that case why don't we ban commercial airlines b/c of 9/11, ban schools b/c of Columbine and cell phones b/c of brain cancer
FCBLComish
10-19-2006, 07:20 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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Lets ban booze.
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Been there, done that... Didn't work.
thetruest
10-19-2006, 07:56 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban. Actually religion should be the first thing to go as it ruins the most families.
Indy
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ummm... why exactly should porn be banned
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This thread should have ended with BenA's first post, after he destroyed OP.
51cards
10-19-2006, 08:42 AM
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Poker Should Be Banned
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Hey I'm not for it getting banned
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Nice
Oh, and STFU
SlapPappy
10-19-2006, 08:46 AM
Name one person besides that kid in Goodlatte's state who's life has been ruined by poker.
jackaaron
10-19-2006, 09:05 AM
I'm for banning Starbuck's baristas that don't know how to time their machines and end up making crappy lattes which cost way to [censored] much to begin with.
Knight Vision
10-19-2006, 09:53 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban. Actually religion should be the first thing to go as it ruins the most families.
Indy
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ummm... why exactly should porn be banned
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This thread should have ended with BenA's first post, after he destroyed OP.
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If porn were banned, marriages would end and literally, lives would end. Hell, I might even SSKM. No porn? What kinda life would that be?
But, Indy kinda has a point. Porn is much more likely to lead to family problems than gambling is. And kids get their eyes on porn much more/easier than gambling sites.
TruePoker CEO
10-19-2006, 10:17 AM
..... and a lot of cars are manufactured offshore too, and imported to the US,
where they are sold on credit,
that people have trouble repaying......
plus they run on foreign oil,
oh, ..... and kids sometimes have premarital sex in the back seats.
kevstreet
10-19-2006, 10:28 AM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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You can't be serious. What is going on around here? /images/graemlins/confused.gif
mikeh1975
10-19-2006, 11:11 AM
pretty soon just looking at something,smelling anything or hearing nothing will be banned too.its the senses bill which states you can only breathe,smell or hear at certain times or you can go to jail.don't be eyeing that sandwhich until after ten or you'll be subject to regulations or fines.and hell to the person who dares to listen to the wind blow.it could prove very costly.and you can only have incoming calls but not outgoing.outgoing calls will be banned and incoming calls will be to in 270 days unless you live on a indian reservation.oh and you can look at horses anytime you like because thats not covered.......
Little_Luck
10-19-2006, 12:20 PM
Also, while you are at it, stop driving your car. You could potentially kill someone that way.
Playing poker for the average person is entertainment, entertainment costs money, plain and simple.
CallYNotRaise06
10-19-2006, 12:41 PM
this post is just stupid
msuper73
10-19-2006, 01:01 PM
dont play 10cent poker in your own home but its ok to put your entire net worth on a spin of a roulette wheel and lets continue to allow credit companies to extend credit until people bankrupt themselves several times overand lets continue to allow children to have all the unlimited access to porn, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, weapons they can get their hands on. bottom line make sure our government gets its cut and anything goes.
Indiana
10-19-2006, 01:18 PM
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dont play 10cent poker in your own home but its ok to put your entire net worth on a spin of a roulette wheel and lets continue to allow credit companies to extend credit until people bankrupt themselves several times overand lets continue to allow children to have all the unlimited access to porn, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, weapons they can get their hands on. bottom line make sure our government gets its cut and anything goes.
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OMFG credit card company sharks on college campuses...bad bad bad...BAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNn
Indy
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Have we caused a divorce?
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Click a mouse. Lose a spouse.
Lori
Dr_Jeckyl_00
10-19-2006, 02:09 PM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban. Actually religion should be the first thing to go as it ruins the most families.
Indy
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I like you Indy, but don't agree "adult" porn should stay /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dr_Jeckyl_00
10-19-2006, 02:12 PM
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r u crazy? porn is what we should ban.
Nah...only Gay Porn should be banned
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Im just saying, if we are going to go around banning stuff, poker isn't the biggest stumbling block to a man's marriage.
Indy
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porn adds to my marriage, my wife watches with me /images/graemlins/blush.gif
Title of post: "Poker Should Be Banned"
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Hey I'm not for it getting banned,
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New title: Cactus Cactus should be banned.
Aytumious
10-19-2006, 02:33 PM
I think everyone should be sterilized that way no new babies would show up who could potentially have their lives ruined by something in our society.
NSchandler
10-19-2006, 03:07 PM
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What right do you have to make decisions for someone else?
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5thStreetHog
10-19-2006, 03:20 PM
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Have we caused a divorce?
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Click a mouse. Lose a spouse.
Lori
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Shalara
10-19-2006, 04:15 PM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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I trust that these people are old enough to make their own decisions. The only person responsible for losing (or winning) money gambling is the individual who did it. Not who they lost it to. Not who they won it from.
Poker is just like anything else in life. You make a choice. There is a consequence, good or bad. Sometimes you don't know exactly what that consequence will be, but it happens. There's even a saying for that. It's called, "You take what you want, and you pay for it."
Those people could have paid their bills. They could have gone to marriage counseling. They could have bought their spouse flowers, maybe taken their girlfriends out to dinner instead of chucking their money online. They could have hooked up with a spouse who didn't mind them gambling. Whatever.
They had a choice, and they chose to gamble.
If they weren't meeting their responsibilities because they were playing internet poker, I'm sure they will find some other way to avoid meeting those responsibilities. They've already demonstrated what their priorities aren't, and that's not my problem. Nor is it my business.
Why in the world should anyone feel responsible for what someone else does with their own money? Besides, that money was helping *me* out /images/graemlins/wink.gif
ChexNFX
10-19-2006, 04:24 PM
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but if there is one less way to blow their money... out of the million people who have that problem, that will help out someone. And that makes a difference
Learn to see something positive in everything
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WTF?!
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They are either going to gamble it away to you... Or to a casino playing craps or baccarat.
I would rather they give it to me.
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Not only that, but the real degenerates are the ones that will use all the workarounds that the casual players won't use.
I didn't read the rest of the thread.
EgoSlasher
10-19-2006, 07:19 PM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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This is a horrible argument. Those people make a decision to sit down and gamble knowing full well they could lose, it's inherent in gambling. It's their responsibility to stop when they lose X amount, it's their responsibility not to sit at the table with rent money, not ours. You can't make yourself responsible for other peoples decisions or try to save them from every mistake.
AlexM
10-19-2006, 07:47 PM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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You could make this argument about any form of entertainment. Should Blizzard stop making World of Warcraft because some people can't handle it and get so addicted that it harms their lives? Despite the fact that most of the player base loves the game and is entirely capable of not having that problem? It's much the same thing. After all, time is money.
joy2mike
10-19-2006, 08:28 PM
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Ever think of how many people me [censored]? Have we caused a divorce? probably... Hey I'm not for it getting banned, but we poker players have [censored] so many people out of money they shouldn't be gambling with... at least we know it is helping some people out
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We need to ban bread. 99% of divorced people ate bread within the previous 24 hours!
prodonkey
10-19-2006, 10:19 PM
This has to be at least the post of the month. OP you are now in the lead for Donkey of the Year award.
Losing all
10-19-2006, 10:40 PM
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This has to be at least the post of the month. OP you are now in the lead for Donkey of the Year award.
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I had him way ahead before this thread. Consider the source folks.
JOHNY CA$H
10-19-2006, 11:11 PM
Uggghh. Just uggghhh.
So should bartenders feel guilty that a small % of their clientele may develop into problem drinkers?
What about PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!!!!!!!!
JOHNY CA$H
10-19-2006, 11:13 PM
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This has to be at least the post of the month. OP you are now in the lead for Donkey of the Year award.
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candidate for DONKEY OF ALL TIME AWARD. His only real competition is Judas, and the guy flying the Hindenburg.
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