how/when did Sklansky make money playing video games?
 

there is a quote in the begining of his new NL book ( as well as his other books i assume ) stating that he has at times made income from video games.

anyone know anything about this ? miss pac man tournaments?

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not playing, making.

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Sklansky was actually the creator of "Leisure Suit Larry".

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Back in 1982 Sklansky and Malmuth robbed a shipping container at a west coast port and stole approximately 50000 Atari 2600's. At the time these were worth about $150 per unit on the street. This is well known among poker circles.

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Sklansky was actually the creator of "Leisure Suit Larry".

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lmao

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Sklansky was actually "Leisure Suit Larry".

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not playing, making.

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wrong, that makes no sense in the context of how it was written in the intro.

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In the 80's it was fairly common to wager on the outcome of video games (arcade) just like, say, pool. That's presumably what the reference is.

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In the 80's it was fairly common to wager on the outcome of video games (arcade) just like, say, pool.

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In particular, it was common for businessmen on their lunch breaks to gamble at arcades against six year old kids. At least that's what I recall from The Wizard.

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This thread is so good.