Re: Media Coverage of AP scandal: Good or bad
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I suspect that for quite some time now I am going to hear "Did you hear, online poker is a big scam" from tons of people. Which is even worse considering most people already think online poker is rigged (and/or illegal).
There is no upside to this.
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Working in the media industry I can avow that the extreme majority of people who hear this story will completely get the wrong idea. Half-ass reporting and a half-listening audience equates to everyone getting the facts wrong. I agree with those that say this will only fuel anti-poker sentiment within Congress. Repealing the UIGEA will be more difficult now that the opposition has ammunition to attack online poker.
For people who don't play poker, especially online, this one case will become the rule, not the exception.
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