Being told "professional poker doesn't contribute to society."

[Jack Ruby]

Taxes don't contribute to society?
LMAO.

Can't think of something that is more fundamentally designed to promote society as a whole.

There clearly is a demand for poker competition.
What does it matter what medium entertainment is experienced?

Something has to be broadcast on TV or only desginated websites to be legitimate.

Millions of people want the opportunity to win money at poker. Millions of people want to watch a ball game. What difference does it make that they pay to go to the game where as whoever has better fortune,skill, etc gets paid at poker?

If they didn't like playing poker, well, they had a choice. Get rid of the top pro's, then the next level will become the top pro's.

All the people arguing poker doesn't contribute, well the market place pretty clearly shows that you are wrong. People want competition and opportunity.

When people say society would be better off without poker pro's... i would think the demand in the market place has a better since of what makes the world better off than your preconceptions.